Miscellaneous - Body Systems and Homeostasis
Across
- 3. the process of complex molecules being broken down
- 6. your body's chemical messengers
- 7. moves blood throughout the body
- 9. glands and organs that make and release hormones
- 10. occurrence wherein the output of a system amplifies the system or inhibits the system
- 11. remove waste products from the body
- 12. includes mouth and stomach
- 15. body's central framework
- 17. smallest type of blood vessel
- 18. the organized network of nerve tissue in the body
- 20. organs and tissues that help you breathe
Down
- 1. responsible for producing offspring
- 2. a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to tissues and organs in the body
- 4. chewing
- 5. composed of cells that have the special ability to shorten or contract in order to produce movement of the body parts
- 8. consists of a single muscle cell
- 13. composed of specialized cells called muscle fibers
- 14. process of keeping your body at a state of equilibrium
- 16. an organ that makes one or more substances
- 19. blood vessel that carries blood to the heart from tissues and organs in the body