Excretory System Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Produces reproductive cells. In females, nurtures and protects developing embryos.
  2. 6. #12 on the diagram
  3. 8. #9 on the diagram
  4. 10. Provides oxygen needed for cellular respiration and removes excess carbon dioxide from the body.
  5. 14. #3 on the diagram
  6. 15. #16 on the diagram
  7. 16. #5 on the diagram
  8. 17. #6 on the diagram
  9. 18. #1 on the diagram
  10. 19. Converts food into simpler molecules that can be used by the cells of the body, absorbs food, and eliminates waste.
  11. 21. Helps protect the body from disease, collects fluids lost from blood cells and returns the fluid back to the circulatory system.
  12. 24. #8 on the diagram
  13. 25. Eliminates liquid waste products from the body in ways that maintains homeostasis.
  14. 26. Serves as a barrier against infection and injury, helps regulate body temperature, provides protection against UV radiation from the sun.
Down
  1. 1. #10 on the diagram
  2. 3. #14 on the diagram
  3. 4. Works with skeletal system to produce voluntary movement. Helps circulate blood and move food through the digestive system.
  4. 5. #2 on the diagram
  5. 7. #15 on the diagram
  6. 9. #7 on the diagram
  7. 11. #4 on the diagram
  8. 12. Recognizes and coordinates the body's response to changes in internal and external environments.
  9. 13. Controls growth, development, metabolism, and maintains homeostasis.
  10. 20. #13 on the diagram
  11. 22. #11 on the diagram
  12. 23. Supports the body. Protects internal organs. Allows movement, stores mineral resources, provides a site for blood cell formation.
  13. 24. Brings oxygen, nutrients, and hormones to cells. Fights infections, removes cell wastes, helps regulate body temperature.