Cells And Body Systems
Across
- 2. blood vessels that return blood in the body back to the heart
- 3. a kind of digestion that includes the breakdown of large food particles by enzymes
- 6. long extension of a neuron's cell body that transmits information to neighboring cells
- 7. contents of a cell inside the cell membrane excluding thee nucleus
- 9. substance created by the body to carry out chemical digestion
- 10. cholesterol build on the walls of arteries
- 12. finger-like projections on the cells that line the villi
- 14. upper chambers of the heart that receive blood from the body and lungs
- 15. thin structure that encloses all the contants of plant and/or animal cells
- 16. tiny blood vessels that connect arteries to veins
- 18. made of just one cell
- 21. work together
- 23. small finger-like projections on the inner surface of the small intestine that absorb nutrients
- 24. organelle that directs all the activities in a cell
Down
- 1. 2 main branches of the trachea that lead into the lungs
- 3. outer covering of a plant cell that provides strength and support
- 4. a thick-walled blood vessel that takes blood away from the heart
- 5. tubes that connect the bronchi to the air sacs in the lungs
- 8. large artery carrying blood from the left ventricle to the body
- 11. organelles that convert sunlight into food (plant cells only)
- 13. the basic unit of life
- 17. purpose or task diffusion the movement of particles of a substance from an area of high concentration to low concentration
- 19. waste removal
- 20. hair-like extensions that protrude from the surface of some uni-cellular organisms
- 22. tiny air-filled sacs in the lungs