Body Systems
Across
- 1. carries urine from the kidney to the bladder
- 5. holding chamber at bottom of heart
- 6. keeps food and secretions from going down windpipe
- 8. carry messages from one part of the body to another
- 9. senses tartness, sweetness etc when you eat things
- 10. tube that carries urine from the bladder to outside the body
- 11. allow oxygen and CO2 to move between lungs and bloodstream
- 15. transports oxygen and other substances throughout the body
- 17. produces saliva, which keeps the digestive tract moist
- 19. where gas exchange occurs
- 20. distributes oxygenated blood to all parts of the body
- 22. relays messages from brain to other parts of body
- 26. transfers oxygen and carbon dioxide between blood and tissues
- 27. controls light entering the body
- 29. controls our thoughts, memory, speech and movement
- 30. provides protection for whole body
- 31. makes enzymes to digest proteins, fats, and carbs
- 33. secretes acid and enzymes to digest food
- 35. makes antibodies
- 36. Tubes distribute air to lungs
- 38. stores urine
- 39. trains and develops T cells
- 40. extract waste from blood
- 41. hunts down and destroys infected cells
- 43. cuts, tears and grinds food
- 44. holding chamber at the top of the heart
Down
- 2. acts as a filter for blood
- 3. carry blood to heart
- 4. filter blood from digestive tract
- 7. transport blood from arteries to capillaries
- 12. sensory cells in your nose
- 13. main organ of the cardiovascular system
- 14. to warm, moisturize and filter air entering the body before it gets to the lungs
- 16. filter lymph and assist the immune system in building a response
- 18. Cava returns deoxygenated blood to right atria
- 21. provides air flow to and from lungs
- 23. allows deoxygenated blood to return from capillary beds to veins
- 24. controls breathing, swallowing, heart rate, and blood pressure
- 25. white blood cells
- 27. transmits and transduces sound to the brain
- 28. to store and concentrate bile
- 32. to reabsorb fluids and process waste products from the body
- 34. absorbs nutrients and minerals from food
- 37. carry blood away from the heart
- 42. allows air to pass through it while keeping food and drink from blocking airway
- 43. facilitates movement of food and assist swallowing