Organization of the Body
Across
- 3. a tube-shaped sac attached to and opening into the lower end of the large intestine in humans and some other mammals
- 4. large internal organs contained in the body cavities, especially in the abdominal cavity
- 6. group of organs that work together to perform complex body functions.
- 7. The large air passages that lead from the trachea (windpipe) to the lungs.
- 9. the small sac-shaped organ beneath the liver, in which bile is stored after secretion by the liver and before release into the intestine.
- 11. regions within the chromosome. Each chromosome has several thousand of these that determine hereditary
- 12. basic unit of all living things
- 16. a large gland behind the stomach which secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum
- 17. of a number of organized or specialized structures within a living cell.
- 18. an organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the coordinating center of sensation and intellectual and nervous activity.
- 20. a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.
- 21. largest structure within the cell, usually spherical and centrally located. It contains chromosomes for cellular reproduction and is the control center and source of energy production for the cell.
Down
- 1. a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation
- 2. group of similar cells that performs a specific function
- 5. gel-like fluid inside the cell
- 8. forms the boundary of the cell
- 10. a dome-shaped muscular partition separating the thorax from the abdomen in mammals. It plays a major role in breathing
- 13. two or more types of tissues that together perform special body functions.
- 14. an organ in the human or animal body which secretes particular chemical substances for use in the body or for discharge into the surroundings
- 15. comprises each gene; is a genetic material that regulates the activities of the cell.
- 19. It is both the longest and the strongest bone in the human body, extending from the hip to the knee.