Hierarchical organization of interacting systems in a human body
Across
- 5. Example heart, arteries, capillaries, veins, blood, white blood cells.
- 7. Removes waste products from the body.
- 8. The mechanism of the body to maintain the levels of hormones in the body in the desired limits.
- 11. Breaks down food to give the body energy.
- 12. These act like "wires" sending signals around our body.
Down
- 1. A chemical substances that act like messenger molecules in the body.
- 2. Works with the skeletal system to allow the body to move.
- 3. The tendency to resist change in order to maintain a stable, relatively constant internal environment.
- 4. Example mouth, esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, small intestine, large intestine etc.
- 6. Produces chemicals (hormones) that control many of the body's functions.
- 9. A group of people or things arranged in order of rank or the people that rank at the top of such a system.
- 10. Carry oxygen-poor blood back to the heart.