Body Systems and Homeostasis

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Across
  1. 5. the tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes.
  2. 6. the act or the means by which molecules, ions, or substrates are moved across a biological membrane
  3. 10. a fist-sized organ that pumps blood throughout your body
  4. 12. any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules.
  5. 14. distribute oxygen-rich blood to your body.
  6. 15. An organ that makes one or more substances, such as hormones, digestive juices, sweat, tears, saliva, or milk
  7. 16. information messengers.
  8. 17. a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets encoded in humans by the INS gene
  9. 19. a thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue.
Down
  1. 1. a membranous sac in humans and other animals, in which urine is collected for excretion.
  2. 2. blood vessels located throughout your body that collect oxygen-poor blood and return it to your heart
  3. 3. a disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that has a known cause and a distinctive group of symptoms, signs, or anatomical changes.
  4. 4. Use or take up space
  5. 5. the body's chemical messengers, sending signals into the bloodstream and tissues.
  6. 7. any of the many tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for rapid gaseous exchange.
  7. 8. a hormone that your pancreas makes to help regulate your blood glucose (sugar) levels
  8. 9. (of a living organism or cell) separate and expel as waste (a substance, especially a product of metabolism).
  9. 11. any of the fingerlike or threadlike projections from the surface of certain membranous structures, typically serving to increase surface area and facilitate the passage of fluid or nutrients.
  10. 13. two bean-shaped organs that filter your blood.
  11. 18. the pair of spongy, pinkish-gray organs in your chest.