Chapter 11 Challenge

3. The site of insulin production in the body.
7. Tissue that communicates signals between your brain and the rest of the body.
9. protein molecule that helps glucose enter cells.
11. The tendency to maintain a constant internal environment is called
12. the currency of the cell. This molecule is made during cell respiration
14. Location where digestion starts
15. One of the three types of muscle. This has a striated appearance.
17. body system that conveys oxygen from the lungs to body cells
20. Body system that includes organs such as skin, hair, and nails that protect the body against physical harm.
23. carries blood away from the heart
24. body system made up of the heart and blood vessels
25. Disease caused by a lack of insulin or insulin resistance.

1. Rhythmic contractions of the esophagus that moves food downward
2. This covers the entrance to the trachea, directing food down the esophagus
4. the uptake of these small nutrient molecules, primarily by the cells that line extensive folds of the small intestine.
5. (2 wds.) Another name for the gut
6. circuit that shuttles shuttles blood from the heart to the lungs
8. Tissue that covers the whole surface of the body, including your digestive tract.
10. Blood in in this category of tissues.
13. Cells work cooperatively as part of ______.
16. carries blood to the heart
18. long-term inflammation of the airway
19. inorganic chemical element required to maintain health
21. type of digestion using physical processes to break down food into smaller pieces
22. synonym for high blood pressure