Organ systems
Across
- 1. Hard, dense connective tissue that makes up most of the adult skeleton.
- 4. The organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
- 7. Body system that acts as a barrier, detects stimuli, and regulates your body temperature.
- 9. Female reproductive organs that produce eggs.
- 11. The organ that receives food from the esophagus and breaks down food.
- 13. The _____ glands make and release hormones like adrenaline, maintain blood pressure, and regulates metabolism.
- 16. Body system that helps with immune responses and tissue drainage.
- 18. The organ that holds urine until it is released from the body.
- 20. Body system that produces eggs and sperm.
- 22. The organ that receives and transmits messages to and from the body, and oversees activity.
Down
- 2. The body system that is the support structure and central framework for your body.
- 3. The largest organ of the human body.
- 5. The _____ muscles are a part of the muscular system which lines the heart wall and helps the heart to pump blood throughout the cardiovascular system.
- 6. This body system uses the heart to pump blood throughout your body.
- 8. The body system that controls the things that your body does.
- 10. Body system that is responsible for nearly all movement throughout the body.
- 12. Body system that brings in oxygen and lets out carbon dioxide when you breathe.
- 14. The Body system that breaks down food into nutrients and energy.
- 15. ____ ____ are small bean-shaped tissues that act as filters in the lymphatic vessels.
- 17. Body system that produces and secretes hormones throughout your body.
- 19. The body system that collects and rids the body of wastes.
- 21. The organs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.