Chapter 2 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. organ filled with white blood cells; filters blood
  2. 3. largest part of the brain, which interprets information from the sensory organs; controls muscle actions and is responsible for intelligence, memory, and personality
  3. 4. body system that allows people to think, use the senses, move, and maintain important body processes
  4. 7. organ in which bile is stored until needed to digest food
  5. 9. body system that breaks down food to provide nutrients and energy
  6. 12. large brown organ to the right of the stomach that has many jobs
  7. 14. part of the brain that controls the heartbeat and breathing rate
  8. 15. substance produced in the thyroid that increases the rate at which the body uses energy
  9. 16. finger-shaped organ attached to the large intestine; made of lymphatic tissue
  10. 18. cell that is specialized to receive and send signals
  11. 19. body system of organs and tissues that help fight infections
Down
  1. 2. body system that produces chemical messengers called hormones, which regulate body processes
  2. 5. organ that stores urine until it can be pushed out of the body
  3. 6. two bean-shaped organs that filter blood and make urine
  4. 8. part of the brain that controls coordinated, smooth muscle activity
  5. 10. part of the nervous system that carries nerve signals between the brain and the body
  6. 11. fish-shaped organ behind the stomach that makes many kinds of enzymes needed for digestion
  7. 13. master gland of the body, which releases hormones to control other endocrine organs
  8. 17. body system that removes liquid waste from the body