miscellaneous:body systems & homeostasis

5. organ that makes one or more substances
8. made up of blood vessels that carry blood away from and towards the heart
11. organism's ability to keep a constant internal environment
14. involves the secretions of enzymes throughout your digestive tract
15. bodily system that consists of the bones, their associated cartilages, and the joints
16. consist of a single muscle cell
17. chemical substances that act like messenger molecules in the body
18. type of blood vessel that return deoxygenated blood from your organs back to your heart

1. systems that excrete wastes from the body
2. your body mechanically breaks down food, grinding or smashing it into smaller pieces
3. complex network of glands and organs
4. tissues, glands, and organs involved in producing offspring
6. organs that take in food and liquids and break them down into substances that the body can use for energy, growth, and tissue repair
7. he major controlling, regulatory, and communicating system in the body
9. organ system consisting of skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle
10. composed of cells that have the special ability to shorten or contract in order to produce movement of the body parts
12. blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to tissues and organs in the body
13. network of organs and tissues that help you breathe
14. minute thin-walled vessel of the body