Body Systems

5. A long, U-shaped tube that connects your larynx (voice box) to your lungs
6. Connects your muscles to your bones
8. Cells that protect you against illness and disease
11. Temporarily stores food and also mixes and breaks down food
12. Transfers oxygen into the blood supply
13. Skeletal muscle is an organ that primarily controls movement and posture
14. Transports food entering the mouth through the throat and into the stomach
15. Provides shape and support for the body, as well as protection for some organs

1. Smooth muscle is present throughout the reproductive, urinary, respiratory, etc... systems
2. A strong, flexible connective tissue that protects your joints and bones
3. A stretchy organ, much like a balloon, that stores urine
4. Cables that carry electrical impulses between your brain and the rest of your body
7. The place where two bones meet
9. Controls thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision, breathing, temperature, hunger and every process that regulates our body
10. Cardiac muscle encompasses the heart