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