The Human Body

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Across
  1. 1. a collection of the same kinds of cells grouped together
  2. 3. a storage bag that holds liquid waste
  3. 7. a nutrient essential for brain development in the first few years of life
  4. 10. the body system responsible for absorbing nutrients and getting rid os solid waste
  5. 13. this makes up most of the human body and blood
  6. 15. the smallest unit of life
  7. 16. this organ acts like a filter cleaning the blood in the body
  8. 17. an essential nutrient that helps the body make new cells
  9. 18. a watery substance that kills bacteria in food before you swallow
  10. 19. a 10 inch long tube leading from the throat to the hundreds
  11. 22. an organ that expands to hold food and contains gastric juices to help break down food
  12. 24. nourishing substances necessary for growth and life
Down
  1. 2. these tubes connect from the kidneys to the bladder carrying liquid waste
  2. 4. intestine the organ where solid waste ends up
  3. 5. poisons that leave the body
  4. 6. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
  5. 8. threads found in the small intestine that absorb nutrients from food
  6. 9. a job or role
  7. 11. the largest body organ
  8. 12. the body needs a ______ of nutrients to stay healthy
  9. 14. to soak up, villi do this to nutrients
  10. 20. parts that work together to perform a job
  11. 21. work together to make up your body's systems
  12. 23. this nutrient is found mostly in fruits and vegetables and gives the body energy