Human Anatomy
Across
- 2. Back part of lower leg
- 6. Network of nerves carrying messages throughout the body, controlling movement, sensation, and other functions
- 9. Absorbs water and eliminates waste
- 10. Upper limb from shoulder to elbow
- 14. Allow us to hear
- 17. Pumps blood throughout the body
- 19. Connect muscles to bones, transmitting force for movement
- 20. Muscular sac breaking down food
- 21. Front part of lower leg
- 23. Controls thought,memory, movement
- 26. Tastes, speaks, swallows
- 27. Allow us to see
- 29. Joint Connecting forearm to hand
- 30. Joint Connecting arm to torso
- 33. Connects head to torso
- 35. Posterior part of torso from neck to buttocks
- 36. Bony column for support and flexibility
- 37. Bony framework protecting brain
- 41. Muscular tube connecting mouth to stomach for swallowing
- 43. Used for grasping and manipulating objects
- 44. Tough bands of tissue connecting bones at joints
- 45. Lower limb from elbow to wrist
- 46. Five digits on the hand
- 47. Upper torso with ribs, sternum, lungs
Down
- 1. Absorbs most nutrients
- 3. Tube carrying air from the throat to the lungs
- 4. Cage protecting lungs and heart
- 5. Flat bone in front of chest connecting ribs
- 7. Filter waste and produce urine
- 8. Tube carrying urine out of body
- 11. Joint Connecting arm to forearm
- 12. Stores urine before release
- 13. Connective tissue providing flexibility and support (e.g., in ears and nose)
- 15. Network of tubes carrying blood throughout the body (arteries carry blood away from heart, veins carry blood back)
- 16. Joint Connecting leg to foot
- 18. Produces digestive enzymes and blood sugar hormones
- 19. Upper part of the leg
- 22. Largest organ, performs many functions
- 24. Used for eating, drinking, speaking
- 25. Hard structures for chewing food
- 28. Opposable digit for precise grasping
- 30. Hairy skin on top of head
- 31. Joint Connecting leg to thigh
- 32. Stores and releases bile for fat digestion
- 33. Allows us to smell
- 34. Muscle separating chest and abdomen, aiding in breathing
- 38. Tubes carrying urine to bladder
- 39. Upper limb from hip to knee
- 40. Spongy organs for gas exchange (oxygen in, carbon dioxide out)
- 42. Joint Connecting leg to torso