Across
- 2. POSITION - Standard body stance used for reference when describing direction or location.
- 4. TISSUE - Allows the body to move by contracting and relaxing.
- 5. TISSUE - Carries information through electrical signals to control body actions.
- 13. - Directional term meaning below or toward the feet.
- 14. TISSUE - Tissue that covers surfaces and lines internal organs and cavities.
- 16. - Strong protein that gives strength to skin, hair, and nails.
- 19. - Smooth, rubbery tissue found in joints and the nose and ears.
- 20. - Directs cell activities and holds hereditary material.
- 21. - Mature bone cell that monitors and maintains bone health.
- 22. - Tough, fibrous band connecting bones at joints.
- 24. - The body's method of keeping a stable internal balance despite outside changes.
Down
- 1. TISSUE - Tissue that provides structural support and connects body parts.
- 3. - Produces cellular energy through chemical reactions involving oxygen.
- 6. - Specialized structure within a cell that performs a specific job.
- 7. FEEDBACK - A response that reverses a change to return the body to its normal range.
- 8. FEEDBACK - A control process that strengthens or increases a change instead of stopping it.
- 9. - Directional term meaning above or toward the head.
- 10. BONE - Dense bone tissue providing strength and structure.
- 11. - Thick layer of skin beneath the epidermis that contains glands and hair follicles.
- 12. GLAND - Skin gland that secretes oil to keep skin and hair soft.
- 15. GLAND - Produces perspiration to help regulate body temperature.
- 17. - The thin outermost layer of skin that protects from germs and damage.
- 18. - Pigment that protects skin from UV rays and gives it color.
- 23. - A mechanism that helps regulate body processes to keep internal balance.
- 25. BONE - Porous bone with air spaces that contain marrow.