organs and organ systems

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Across
  1. 2. filters blood and eliminates waste products; helps maintain homeostasis
  2. 3. is a group of tissues that carry out a specialized function of the body
  3. 5. transports oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and wastes; helps regulate body temperature
  4. 7. two or more organs that work together to perform body functions
  5. 8. supports and protects vital organs; allows movement; stores minerals; bone marrow is site of red blood cell production
  6. 10. produces voluntary and involuntary movements; helps to circulate blood and move food through the digestive system
  7. 11. regulates body’s response to changes in internal and external environment; processes information
  8. 12. protects against infection, UV radiation; regulates body temperature
  9. 13. protects against disease; stores and generates white blood cells
Down
  1. 1. produces and transports reproductive cells; provides the environment for embryonic development in females
  2. 4. produces hormones that act on target tissues in other organs to influence growth, development, and metabolism; helps maintain homeostasis
  3. 6. brings in oxygen for cells, expels carbon dioxide and water vapor
  4. 9. breaks down and absorbs nutrients, salts, and water; transfers digested materials to the blood; eliminates some wastesEndocrine