Human Body Systems

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Across
  1. 2. The specific chemical created in the liver and is stored in the gallbladder that helps break down food during digestion.
  2. 3. A collection of similar tissues that work together to perform a specific function.
  3. 6. Makes up about 60% of the fluid in a blood cell
  4. 10. A group of organs working together to perform a specific function.
  5. 15. Human body system that is responsible for transporting nutrients and oxygen throughout the body after the digestive system processes food.
  6. 17. The type of blood vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood back to the heart.
  7. 19. Command center of the entire human body and is part of the Nervous System.
  8. 20. A kind of tissue that is responsible for contracting (flexing) and relaxing muscle fibers in the body.
  9. 21. Human body system that is responsible for breaking down and moving food into smaller and usable nutrients.
  10. 22. A kind of tissue that is mainly a covering/lining tissue i.e. the skin.
  11. 23. A kind of tissue that is responsible for carrying impulses throughout the body; mainly nerves.
  12. 24. A specific type of blood cell that is responsible for transporting oxygen and nutrients throughout the body.
Down
  1. 1. Human body system that is responsible for transmitting sensory and motor information of the body.
  2. 4. The force of the heart contracting by pumping blood throughout the body.
  3. 5. Organ that uses chemicals to break down food received from the esophagus.
  4. 7. One of the main organs of the respiratory system that is located inside of our ribcage.
  5. 8. Human body system responsible for getting oxygen into our bodies and removing carbon dioxide.
  6. 9. A specific type of blood cell that helps fight off infections.
  7. 11. A collection of similar cells that work together to perform the same function.
  8. 12. Digestive system organ that is responsible for absorbing water and salt from the food you eat and creating solid waste.
  9. 13. The type of blood vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood AWAY from the heart.
  10. 14. Digestive system organ that is responsible for absorbing the nutrients of the food that you eat.
  11. 16. Organ that transports food down to the stomach through the process known as peristalsis.
  12. 18. A kind of tissue that is responsible for providing support and structure to the body i.e. our tendons and ligaments.