Body Systems
Across
- 6. the front part of the neck that helps you swallow, breathe, and talk.
- 7. These fight infections; part of the immune system.
- 8. stores urine; releases it from the body.
- 11. carry blood to the heart; they return deoxygenated blood from the body.
- 12. produces ferments from food and helps regulate blood sugar.
- 15. A group of organs that sense, transmit, and process information.
- 16. These carry oxygen to the body; contain hemoglobin.
- 17. the windpipe; connects the throat to the lungs.
- 19. carry blood away from the heart; they supply oxygenated blood to the body.
- 22. muscle under the lungs; helps in breathing by contracting and relaxing.
- 23. voice box; produces sound for speech.
- 24. openings in the nose; allow air to enter and exit.
- 25. tube connecting the mouth to the stomach; transports food.
- 26. A group of organs that work together to produce movement and balance.
- 27. The group of organs that work together to breakdown food by physical and chemical processes into nutrients that the body can use.
- 28. where food is broken down.
- 30. responsible for breathing; they exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide.
- 32. stores bile; helps in fat digestion.
- 33. filters blood; part of the immune system.
- 35. pumps blood throughout the body; the central organ of the circulatory system.
Down
- 1. carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart.
- 2. the liquid part of blood; carries cells and proteins.
- 3. filter blood to remove waste; they create urine.
- 4. part under the right ribs, helpful in detoxification.
- 5. carries blood from the heart to the lungs; it's deoxygenated.
- 9. tiny air sacs in the lungs; where oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange occurs.
- 10. internal organs that look like tubes, which are responsible for breaking down the food and making energy from it.
- 13. the main and largest artery; carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the body.
- 14. Moves the blood throughout the body, transmitting oxygen, nutrients, signals, and wastes.
- 18. air passages in the lungs; connect the trachea to the lungs.
- 20. A process by which animals use oxygen and food to make energy and carbon dioxide.
- 21. A group of organs that allow oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange between the body and the environment.
- 29. tiny blood vessels; that connect arteries and veins and enable nutrient exchange.
- 31. A change in position or location.
- 34. throat area; passage for air and food.