Miscellaneous Part I - Owen Boudreaux

2. organ system by which humans reproduce and bear live offspring.
4. the framework of the body, consisting of bones and other connective tissues, which protects and supports the body tissues and internal organs.
8. blood vessels that deliver oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the tissues of the body.
9. one of the structural cells of a muscle
10. composed of cells that have the special ability to shorten or contract in order to produce movement of the body parts
12. physically breaking the food into smaller pieces
13. tiny blood vessels connecting arteries to veins.
17. is a set of tissues in the body with the ability to change shape
18. a series of glands that produce and secrete hormones that the body uses for a wide range of functions.
20. the system by which oxygen is taken into the body and an exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place

1. breaking down the food into simpler nutrients that can be used by the cells
3. the system of organs responsible for getting food into and out of the body and for making use of food to keep the body healthy.
5. that contains the heart and the blood vessels and moves blood throughout the body.
6. groups of organs and tissues that work together to perform important jobs for the body
7. the network of nerve cells and fibers which transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body.
11. the systems that excrete wastes from the body.
14. a complex network of cells, tissues, organs and the substances they make that helps the body fight infections and other diseases
15. a regulatory substance produced in an organism and transported in tissue fluids such as blood or sap to stimulate specific cells or tissues into action.
16. an organ in the human or animal body which secretes particular chemical substances for use in the body or for discharge into the surroundings.
19. any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body, carrying in most cases oxygen-depleted blood toward the heart.