Human Body Systems Fast Facts

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Across
  1. 2. receptors like smell and taste
  2. 3. receptors like hearing, touch and balance
  3. 6. tissue which contracts to make parts of your body move
  4. 7. body system which contains the heart, blood vessels, and blood
  5. 8. receptors like photoreceptors (light) and thermoreceptors(temperature)
  6. 12. body system which contains the lungs, kidneys, liver, and skin
  7. 14. tissue which protects your body by covering the inner and outer surfaces (skin)
  8. 15. body system which contains the nerve cells, spinal cord, and brain
  9. 17. a group of organs that work together to perform major functions
  10. 19. tissue which carries electrical signals from the brain to all over the body and back
Down
  1. 1. body system which contains the lungs, mouth, nose, trachea, bronchi, and alveoli
  2. 3. body system which has three types--skeletal, smooth, cardiac
  3. 4. tissue that provides support for your body and attaches all of its parts together(bone and fat)
  4. 5. body system which contains the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine
  5. 9. all organs and organ systems _______ with each other to carry out all necessary functions for survival and growth of the organism
  6. 10. basic unit of life
  7. 11. group of cells that work together
  8. 13. receptors that are special nerve cells that respond to stimuli, receive information, and send it to the brain for processing
  9. 16. a body structure composed of different kinds of tissues that work together
  10. 18. body system which contains the bones, cartilage, joints, and marrow