Chapter 13: Your Body Systems

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Across
  1. 5. a small, saclike organ that stores bile
  2. 6. a digestive gland that helps digest fats
  3. 9. a coiled tube 20-23 feet long where 90% of digestion takes place
  4. 10. carry blood to and from cells, arteries, and veins
  5. 13. cells that make up the nervous system
  6. 16. includes the heart, different types of blood vessels, and the blood
  7. 17. this system contains the organs that supply your blood with oxygen
  8. 18. a connective tissue that joins muscles to bones and muscles to muscles
  9. 20. the place where two or more bones meet
  10. 23. a type of muscle that is found in the walls of your heart
  11. 25. a type of connecting tissue that holds bones to other bones at the joint
  12. 28. a gland that helps the small intestine
  13. 29. the upper part of the respiratory system, which contains the vocal cords
  14. 31. the nerves that connect the CNS to all parts of the body
  15. 33. this system works together to break down food
  16. 34. the body’s message and control center
  17. 35. carry blood to all parts of the body and back to the heart
  18. 36. two large organs that exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide
  19. 37. a passage in your throat that takes air in and out of your lungs
Down
  1. 1. the force of blood pushing against the wall of the blood vessels
  2. 2. a strong, flexible tissue that allows joints to move easily
  3. 3. muscle attached to bones that enables you to move your body
  4. 4. the brain and the spinal cord
  5. 7. an open sore in the stomach lining
  6. 8. the process by which the body breaks down food into smaller pieces
  7. 11. a system made up of tissues that move parts of the body and control the organs
  8. 12. this system is the framework of bones and other tissues
  9. 14. the command center, or coordinator of the nervous system
  10. 15. a muscle that acts as the pump for the circulatory system
  11. 19. a type of muscle found in organs and in blood vessels and glands
  12. 21. a digestive juice produced by the salivary glands
  13. 22. a large, dome-shaped muscle that enables breathing
  14. 24. carry blood away from the heart to various parts of the body
  15. 26. the group of organs that work together to remove waste
  16. 27. this system includes organs and tissues
  17. 30. two passageways that branch from the trachea to each lung
  18. 32. cord a long bundle of neurons that send messages from brain to all parts of body