SNC2D Biology Terms Puzzle 1 (No Spaces)
Across
- 2. The organ system that is made up of the nose, mouth, trachea, bronchi, and lungs; the system that provides oxygen for the body and allows carbon dioxide to leave the body
- 3. A diagnostic test that measures the electrical activity pattern of the heart through its beat cycle
- 8. Tiny, thin-walled blood vessel that enables the exchange of gases, nutrients, and wastes between the blood and the body systems
- 10. A structure composed of different tissues working together to perform a complex body function
- 12. The process by which a cell becomes specialized to perform a specific function
- 13. A system of one or more organs or structures that work together to perform a major vital body function, such as digestion or reproduction
- 14. Projections in the small intestine that nutrients diffuse through to get to the bloodstream
- 16. An undifferentiated cell that can divide to form specialized cells
- 18. The part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and the spinal cord
- 19. The organ system that is made up of bones and skeletal muscle; the system that supports the body, protects delicate organs, and makes movement possible
Down
- 1. Thick-walled blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
- 4. The organ system that is made up of the heart, the blood, and the blood vessels; the system that transports oxygen and nutrients throughout the body and carries away wastes
- 5. The process of transplanting an organ or tissue from one species to another
- 6. Tiny sacs of air in the lungs that are surrounded by a network of capillaries; where gas exchange takes place between air and blood
- 7. The part of the nervous system consisting of the nerves that connect the body to the central nervous system
- 9. Blood vessels that return blood to the heart
- 11. The organ system that is made up of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas, and gall bladder; the system that takes in, breaks up, and digests food and then excretes the waste
- 15. A collection of similar cells that perform a particular, but limited, function
- 17. Hair-like projections that move mucus out of the lungs