Crossword 1: Ch 33, 38-40
Across
- 4. The grape-like structures in your lungs where gas exchange occurs
- 5. Knee bone
- 9. This chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the rest of the body through the aorta
- 10. The point at which two bones meet. Three types: cartilaginous, sutures and synovial
- 14. A bone of the forearm that is in line with the thumb
- 16. The _____ vein carries oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart
- 18. A process by which living organisms constantly adjust to internal and external changes to maintain a steady state in their body
- 20. The upper jaw bone
- 22. The ____ skeleton includes the following bones: shoulders, arms and legs, pectoral and pelvic girdles
- 24. Adipose tissue is an example of _____ connective tissue because it is composed of loosely woven protein fibers
- 25. This type of muscle tissue is attached to the bones of the skeleton and is mainly controlled voluntarily
- 26. This chamber of the heart receives deoxygenated blood from the body through the Vena Cava (two words)
- 28. An animal that can control its internal body temperature by its own metabolic reactions (name means “inside temperature”)
Down
- 1. Bone cells that repair and grow bone tissue
- 2. Toe and finger bones
- 3. Collar bone
- 6. The breastbone where the first 7 pairs of ribs connect in front
- 7. Cube-shaped epithelial cells that can be in a single layer or multiple layers
- 8. One job of the respiratory system is to remove this gas (a toxic, waste product) from your lungs (2 words)
- 11. A muscular organ under your lungs that makes breathing more efficient
- 12. The four types of tissues are connective, muscle, nervous and _______
- 13. The extracellular matrix of blood, which is mainly fluid
- 15. Another word for your throat that contains the trachea and esophagus
- 17. body The part of the neuron that contains the nucleus and other cell organs (2 words)
- 19. A single layer of epithelial cells is called _______ epithelia
- 21. The smallest type of blood vessels where gas exchange occurs
- 23. The part of your circulatory system that pumps the blood
- 27. A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart