Overview of Systems
Across
- 4. Striated (striped), more than one nucleus, voluntary, found in limbs
- 5. Part of a nephron unit, consists of a network of capillaries
- 6. Produces bile
- 11. Close to core/trunk
- 12. The part of the nervous system that includes the cranial and spinal nerves
- 13. Dome shaped muscle below chest cavity
- 17. A severe allergic reaction that is characterized by constriction of the bronchioles
- 18. Site of gas exchange
- 21. Head, vertebrae, spine, sternum
- 24. Required for muscle contraction
- 25. Functional unit of the kidneys
- 27. Membrane on the outer layer of the bone
- 29. Breathe out
- 30. Voluntary
- 31. Tissue in the body that holds organs together and in place
- 32. The part of the nervous system that includes the brain and spinal cord
- 35. functions include chemical digestion and absorption
- 36. Legs, arms, & pelvis
- 39. Neurons that carry impulses from the sensory receptors
- 40. NO striations(stripes), involuntary, found in hollow organs like blood vessels and the digestive tract)
Down
- 1. Neurons that carry impulses from the central nervous system to the muscles, for example
- 2. Consists of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spines, the sacrum, and the coccyx
- 3. Involuntary
- 7. A fracture in which the bone breaks and penetrates the skin
- 8. Striated, one nucleus, involuntary, found in heart
- 9. Flap of cartilage that covers trachea during eating to prevent choking
- 10. Function is to re-absorb water
- 14. Back of the throat
- 15. Stores bile
- 16. A fracture in which the bone breaks, but stays inside the body
- 19. Excreted by the lungs, skin, and kidneys
- 20. State of body that develops hours after an organism dies, whereby, the body becomes stiff due to the lack of ATP to pull or pull apart myosin.
- 22. Stores urine
- 23. where two bones meet
- 26. Stable Internal Environment
- 28. Carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder
- 33. Major passageway of air
- 34. Breathe in
- 37. Where the vocal cords are located
- 38. Functions include food storage, disinfecting food, and chemical digestion