Body System Puzzle
Across
- 2. contains approximately one hundred billion neurons
- 5. narrower than the right to make room for the heart
- 6. the thickest of the heart's chambers and is responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to tissues all over the body
- 8. Connect the peripheral nervous system to the brain
- 10. carries deoxygenated blood from the lower half of the body to the right atrium of the heart
- 12. protects our brains
- 13. responsible for elevating the arm in the scapular plane and its contraction in doing this also elevates the humeral head
- 18. Without it, you could not keep yourself upright or even stand up
- 19. made up of two parts. It has two heads, a long head and a short head
- 20. the largest, most powerful muscle to work against gravity
Down
- 1. A bundle of connected nerves in the neck region of your spinal cord sends branches down into your shoulders, arms, and hands
- 3. receives and holds deoxygenated blood from the superior vena cava
- 4. airways that lead from the trachea into Bronchi the lungs and then branch off into progressively smaller structures until they reach the alveol
- 7. It is the strongest bone in the human body and can resist a force of up to 1,800 to 2,500 pounds
- 9. transmits information through electrical and chemical signals
- 11. main route for breathing
- 14. makes up 2/3 of the muscle in your arm
- 15. shorter than the left to make room for the liver
- 16. one of the four chambers of the heart, receives blood full of oxygen from the lungs and then empties the blood into the left ventricle
- 17. basin-shaped structure that supports the spinal column and protects the abdominal organs