Body Systems

2. Organ that filters blood of waste using structures called nephrons.
6. Carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.
10. Body system that is a protective outer layer such as the hair, skin, and nails.
12. Body System that breaks down food in order to use the nutrients.
13. Body System that is a network of tissues and organs that help rid the body of waste and toxins.
14. Body System that collects wastes produced by cells and removes them from the body.
16. Type of digestion in which food is turned into a mushy substance.
17. Gland that uses the fight or flight response.
19. Stores urine until it is released from the body.
21. Two Lymph Nodes located on each side of the back of your throat.
23. A large, meaty organ that detoxifies chemicals and metabolizes drugs.

1. Small glands throughout the body which carry fluid, nutrients, and waste between the tissues and bloodstream.
3. The fatty layer of the skin that helps to insulate the body.
4. Type of digestion in which food is chewed, mixed, and churned.
5. Organs in the digestive system in which food does pass through.
7. Organs in the digestive system such as the tongue, teeth, liver, gall bladder and pancreas.
8. The outer layer of the skin.
9. The master gland that stimulates growth.
11. Body System that is a collection of glands that secrete hormones through the blood to specific target organs.
15. Tubes that carry urine from each kidney to the bladder.
18. Natural Killer cells that release chemicals that kill a foreign invader without previous recognition of that cell.
20. The middle layer of the skin which contains blood vessels, nerve fibers, muscles, oil and sweat glands.
22. Organ in the upper, left part of the abdomen that plays multiple roles in the lymphatic system.