Across
- 5. food molecule made of C,H, and O
- 7. a small structure in a cell with a membrane and a specific function
- 10. group of organs with related functions, working together to perform body functions in order to maintain homeostasis
- 13. delivers blood without oxygen from the heart to the lungs
- 14. system that sends messages back and forth between the brain and other parts of the body
- 18. the heart is made of this type of muscle
- 20. a long bundle of nerves that carries messages between the brain and the rest of the body and helps you move
- 21. example of excretory system performing homeostasis by _____ to cool the body with the use of evaporation
Down
- 1. functions of this system are support, protection, storage, blood production, and movement
- 2. type of muscle found on the inside of organs
- 3. system that removes unnecessary waste from the body
- 4. largest carbohydrate that does not get broken down or absorbed
- 6. functioning to keep conditions (ex: temperature, pH, and oxygen levels) inside of itself the same, even though conditions outside are always changing
- 8. transfer information about what's happening outside the body to the brain as signals
- 9. basic structural and functional unit of a living organism
- 11. large food molecule that is broken down in the small intestine
- 12. the process of taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide
- 15. example of skeletal muscles performing homeostasis by _____ to produce heat when the body temperature gets low
- 16. make up the peripheral nervous system
- 17. example of respiratory system performing homeostasis by the _____ taking in oxygen and breathing out carbon dioxide
- 19. type of muscles that move when you want them to and are controlled by the cerebrum of the brain
