Across
- 5. the tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes.
- 6. the act or the means by which molecules, ions, or substrates are moved across a biological membrane
- 10. a fist-sized organ that pumps blood throughout your body
- 12. any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules.
- 14. distribute oxygen-rich blood to your body.
- 15. An organ that makes one or more substances, such as hormones, digestive juices, sweat, tears, saliva, or milk
- 16. information messengers.
- 17. a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets encoded in humans by the INS gene
- 19. a thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue.
Down
- 1. a membranous sac in humans and other animals, in which urine is collected for excretion.
- 2. blood vessels located throughout your body that collect oxygen-poor blood and return it to your heart
- 3. a disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that has a known cause and a distinctive group of symptoms, signs, or anatomical changes.
- 4. Use or take up space
- 5. the body's chemical messengers, sending signals into the bloodstream and tissues.
- 7. any of the many tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for rapid gaseous exchange.
- 8. a hormone that your pancreas makes to help regulate your blood glucose (sugar) levels
- 9. (of a living organism or cell) separate and expel as waste (a substance, especially a product of metabolism).
- 11. any of the fingerlike or threadlike projections from the surface of certain membranous structures, typically serving to increase surface area and facilitate the passage of fluid or nutrients.
- 13. two bean-shaped organs that filter your blood.
- 18. the pair of spongy, pinkish-gray organs in your chest.