Across
- 2. the cell divides into 2 identical daughter cells
- 4. fights virus and bacteria that enters the body
- 7. these blood vessels carry blood towards the heart
- 10. uncontrolled cell division
- 12. this system carries oxygen, nutrients, and hormones to cells and removes waste
- 14. a group of tissues
- 15. absorbs nutrients from food
- 18. these blood vessels carry blood away from the heart
- 19. this system provides structure to the body and works with the muscles to create movement
- 21. protects internal organs like the lungs
- 22. a cell spends 90% of its life in this phase
- 23. this system breaks down food and absorbs nutrients
- 24. these are the smallest blood vessels in the body
- 25. stores bile until it is needed
- 27. a group of organs working together
- 29. the chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell
Down
- 1. carries oxygen in the blood
- 3. the nuclear membrane is disappearing, chromatin condenses into chromosomes
- 5. contracts and relaxes to produce movement
- 6. cell division is called
- 8. where oxygen enters and carbon dioxide leaves the blood
- 9. this system sends messages back and forth between the brain and the body
- 11. absorbs water back into the body
- 13. a group of cells
- 16. produces insulin
- 17. filters toxins in the body and produces bile which helps to break down fats
- 20. this system brings oxygen into the body and removes carbon dioxide from the body
- 23. a muscle that moves up and down to help with breathing
- 26. the chromosomes split and move to opposite ends of the cell
- 28. the nuclear membrane starts to reform, chromosomes decondense