Chapter 1
Across
- 4. system responsible for breaking down food into absorbable units
- 7. system that functions to produce offspring
- 8. study of the structure of body parts
- 11. system that stores minerals
- 12. principle that function always reflects structure
- 13. an example of negative feedback mechanisms becoming overwhelmed resulting in destructive positive feedback mechanisms
- 16. system dependent on atmospheric pressure
- 18. system that picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels
- 19. fast-acting control system of the body
Down
- 1. system that secretes hormones
- 2. formation of a platelet plug during blood clotting is an example of this type of feedback
- 3. smallest level of structural organization
- 5. system that synthesizes vitamin D
- 6. microscopic study of cells
- 9. the maintenance of relatively stable internal conditions despite continuous changes
- 10. system that carries oxygen and carbon dioxide
- 14. removal of wastes from metabolism and digestion
- 15. system that maintains posture
- 17. system that mounts attack against foreign substances
- 20. system that removes nitrogenous wastes from the body