Across
- 2. Fat burned by the baby when born to maintain body temperature
- 4. The blood type called the universal donor
- 8. The moment the sperm fertilizes the egg
- 11. Bodily system responsible for moving blood around the body
- 14. What Catholics call the moment of fertilization
- 19. Provides nutrients to the baby in the womb and removes waste
- 20. A biological catalyst that reduces the activation energy required for chemical reactions in the body
- 22. A collection or group of tissues
- 23. Responsible for providing immune memory, enabling rapid production of specific antibodies
- 26. The hole in the top of the baby’s skull that will close around 18 months old
- 27. Fat Insulative fat, like blubber
- 28. Composed of amino acids
- 29. The group of heart cells also known as the pacemaker of the heart
Down
- 1. A key atomic component of all living cells
- 3. Part of the circulatory system, and an important piece of the body’s immune response
- 4. Specialized cells that target cancerous cells in the body
- 5. The genetic code
- 6. The name for large blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart
- 7. The chambers in the heart that pump blood to either the lungs or the rest of the body
- 9. The blood type called the universal recipient
- 10. Another name for sugar
- 12. The process by which cells consume food
- 13. The vessels that make up the Lymphatic System
- 15. Cells within the blood responsible for initiating the chemical reaction to clot the blood
- 16. Unique to each person and develops in utero
- 17. The center of the cells, contains the genetic code
- 18. What do we call the first time the mother feels the baby move?
- 21. The name for large blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood
- 24. Latin for young one
- 25. The chambers in the heart that collect blood and pump it into the ventricles