Body Systems Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 8. Tubes that carry blood throughout your body; include arteries, veins, and capillaries.
- 12. Chemical messengers produced by glands that travel through your bloodstream to affect distant organs and control body functions.
- 13. A structure made up of different tissues that performs a specific function in your body.
- 15. The type of muscle attached to your bones that allows voluntary movement you can control.
- 16. The part of your nervous system that includes all the nerves branching out from your brain and spinal cord to the rest of your body.
- 18. The type of muscle that makes up your heart; contracts automatically without you thinking about it.
- 20. Thetype of muscle found in your internal organs that contracts automatically without youthinking about it.
- 21. The state of balance your body maintains to stay alive and healthy; all body systems work together to maintain this balance.
- 22. A group of organs working together to perform one or more specific functions in your body.
- 23. Organs that produce and release substances like hormones or sweat.
- 24. The body system that breaks down food into nutrients your body can use for energy and growth.
Down
- 1. The body system made up of glands that produce hormones to regulate metabolism, growth, reproduction,and mood.
- 2. The body system consisting of your heart, blood vessels, and blood that transports oxygen, nutrients,and hormones throughout your body.
- 3. The body system that protects you from infections and disease by filtering out pathogens and producing white blood cells.
- 4. The body system that detects stimuli, processes information, and coordinates all body activities through electrical signals.
- 5. The body system that produces reproductive cells and enables reproduction; different structures in males and females.
- 6. Your body's protective barrier made up of your skin, hair, and nails; protects internal organs and regulates temperature.
- 7. The body system made up of three types of muscle (skeletal, cardiac, and smooth) that enables movement,maintains posture, and generates body heat.
- 9. System The network of vessels, nodes, and organs that drains excess tissue fluid, filters out pathogens, and returns cleaned fluid to your bloodstream.
- 10. The body system consisting of kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra that filters blood to remove waste and excess water.
- 11. The body system made up of 206 bones in adults that provides framework and support, protectsvital organs, and produces red blood cells.
- 14. Tiny air sacs in your lungs where gas exchange occurs; oxygen enters your blood and carbon dioxide leaves your blood.
- 17. The body system that brings oxygen into your body and removes carbon dioxide through the lungs and airways.
- 19. A large muscle below your lungs that controls breathing by contracting and relaxing.