Body Systems
Across
- 3. the genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring
- 6. the organ system that includes the muscles and allows the body to move
- 9. a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach
- 11. Body organ that digests food, along with the stomach.
- 12. large muscular sac that continues the mechanical and chemical digestion of food
- 15. new skills gained that are not passed on from your parents. Something you are taught or have learmed from expierience.
- 16. blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
- 17. traits such as height, weight, body type, eye color, hair color and other physical features
- 18. the body system that consists of the heart, blood vesals, and blood; also called circulatory.
- 22. tube through which air moves
- 23. that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers
Down
- 1. the study of how traits are inherited from mother and father
- 2. traits that are passed from parents to their offspring
- 4. The bodily system that consists of the bones, their associated cartilages, and the joints, and supports and protects the body, produces blood cells, and stores minerals.
- 5. bundled axons that form neural "cables" connecting the central nervous system with muscles, glands, and sense organs
- 7. two large respiratory organs inside the chest where blood picks up oxygen and loses carbon dioxide
- 8. a set of tubes through which the blood moves through the body
- 10. organisms made up of many cells
- 13. the body system responsible for taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide using the lungs
- 14. The body system of nervous tissues--organized into the brain,spinal courd, and nerves--that send and receive messages and integreate the body's activities.
- 19. the body system that breaks down foods into nutrients that can be used by the body, absorbs nutrients, & rids body of solid wastes
- 20. group of tissues that work together to perform closely realated functions
- 21. Nerves that run up and down the length of the back and transmit most messages between the body and brain