Across
- 2. Composed of 26 bones called vertebrae; protect the spinal cord and provide support for the head and trunk
- 6. Thin, watery fluid composed of intercellular fluid which forms when plasma diffuses into tissue spaces; enters the lymphatic system; contains water, nutrients, salts, hormones, oxygen, carbon dioxide, lymphocytes, and wastes
- 8. Large tube that drains the lymph from the rest of the body
- 10. Pair of triangular muscles that extend over the back of the neck and shoulders
- 11. The process of breathing in air; also known as inspiration
- 13. Divides the body into right and left sides
- 14. Process of cells using oxygen and nutrients to produce energy, water, and carbon dioxide
- 17. Pushes blood into the aorta and sends the blood to all other parts of the body
- 18. Body's reaction to combating disease
- 19. Join together to form tissue
- 20. Severe tightening of a flexor muscle resulting in bending of a joint; caused by lack of muscle use
- 22. Moving a body part away from the midline
- 23. Forms the extremities and is composed of the shoulder girdle, arm bones, pelvic girdle, and leg bones
- 24. A special leaflike piece of cartilage that closes the opening into the larynx during swallowing; prevents food and liquids from entering the respiratory tract
- 25. Thickest layer of cells inside the heart; muscular middle layer
- 28. Innermost layer of the epidermis; produces new cells for the stratum corneum
- 29. Air sacs that terminal bronchioles end in; resemble a bunch of grapes
- 31. Muscular wall that separates the heart into a right side and a left side
- 34. Made of two clavicles and two scapulas
- 35. Produce blood cells inside its bone marrow
Down
- 1. Filters the lymph and removes impurities; considered glands
- 3. Small, open-ended lymph vessels that act like drainpipes; pick up lymph at tissues
- 4. slightly moveable joints; example would be the joint between two pelvic bones
- 5. Innermost layer of the skin; also known as the subcutaneous layer; made of elastic and fibrous connective tissue and adipose tissue; connect the skin to muscles
- 7. Outermost layer of the skin; has no blood vessels or nerve cells
- 9. The supporting fabric of organs and other body parts
- 12. Located between the left atrium and left ventricle; closes when the left ventricle is contracting; allows blood to flow into the aorta and prevents blood from flowing back into the left atrium
- 15. Type of muscle property; has the ability to respond to a stimulu such as a nerve impulse
- 16. Located in the chest and contains the esophagus, trachea, bronchi, lungs, heart, and large blood vessels
- 21. Has a framework of elastic connective tissue that is covered with papillae; considered to be "true skin"
- 26. Turning a body part upward
- 27. Oil glands that usually open onto hair follicles; produce sebum which prevents the hair and skin from becoming dry and brittle
- 30. Connects arterioles with venules or the smallest veins
- 32. Wall of cartilage that divides the nose into two hollow spaces
- 33. Two or more tissues joined together to perform a specific function