Organ System Crossword Puzzle (no spaces between words)
Across
- 2. part of the excretory system, removes waste and toxins from the body, and excess water from the bloodstream
- 3. part of the endocrine system, produces hormones which affect metabolism, growth, and development of the human body
- 4. responsible for hormones which affect the change of the body for homeostasis
- 6. gathers, transfers, and processes information.
- 9. part of the muscular system, used for locomotion
- 13. part of the digestive system, turns waste into feces and passes it from the body
- 14. relieves the body of waste to maintain a normal body composition of internal fluids
- 16. part of the nervous system, controls every process that regulates our body, controls sensory information, controls memory
- 17. part of the respiratory system, inhales oxygen and exhales carbon dioxide
- 20. part of the Integumentary System, covers your flesh to provide a barrier between you insides and the pathogens outside
- 21. part of the reproductive system, produces eggs
- 22. supports and protects the body
Down
- 1. defends against pathogens
- 5. provides protection from injury and disease with the use of a physical barrier
- 7. distributes oxygen around the body and gets rid of carbon dioxide
- 8. part of the circulatory system, pumps blood
- 10. gathers oxygen for the red blood cells to pass around the body and exhales waste like carbon dioxide
- 11. part of the immune system, white blood cells that destroy pathogens
- 12. produces offspring
- 15. moves and supports the body
- 18. digests and absorbs nutrients from food
- 19. part of the skeletal system, provides support, shape, and protection for the body