Body Planes, Body Cavities, and Organ Systems
Across
- 3. Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the body and atmosphere
- 5. Makes hormones to regulate a wide variety of bodily functions
- 6. Lies close to the spine in the posterior portion of the body
- 8. A plane that divides the body into right and left sections
- 13. Causes movement by contracting and relaxing
- 14. Breaks down food, absorbs nutrients, and eliminates waste
- 16. Prevents and minimizes infections of the body
- 17. Carries electrical systems throughout the body to control thoughts and responses
- 19. Body support and structure; allows movement
- 20. Physical barrier that protects the body, senses stimuli, regulates body temperature, and produces vitamin D
- 21. The space inside the pelvic bones
Down
- 1. Transportation of oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and waste products throughout the body
- 2. A plane that divides the body into upper and lower sections
- 3. Produces and sustains sperm and egg cells
- 4. A space inside your chest that contains your heart, lungs and other organs and tissues
- 7. A large internal space within the human body that encompasses both the abdominal and pelvic regions
- 9. The cavity within the abdomen, the space between the abdominal wall and the spine
- 10. An anatomical space formed by the vertebral column that stores an integral portion of the central nervous system
- 11. The inside surface of the base of the skull, providing a stable platform for the brain
- 12. Filters blood and removes waste by producing and excreting urine
- 15. A plane that divides the body into front and back sections
- 18. Contains the thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity