Chapter 6 Introduction to the Human Body Lessons 1 and 2(6)

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Across
  1. 3. A substance that you get from food that your body needs to carry out processes.
  2. 7. The lining of your digestive system consists of this tissue.
  3. 8. This type of tissue can contract, or shorten.
  4. 10. A place in the body where two bones come together.
  5. 13. This carries electrical messages back and forth between the brain and other parts of the body.
  6. 17. This system is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
  7. 18. These are attached to the bones of your skeleton and provide the force that moves your bones.
  8. 19. This directs the cells activities and holds information that controls a cell's function.
  9. 20. This system is made up of the heart and blood vessels.
  10. 21. Through this process, nutrients move through the digestive system into the bloodstream.
  11. 22. Blood that flows through these vessels carries materials such as water, oxygen and food to every cell.
Down
  1. 1. This system is made up of bones, cartilage, ligaments and tendons.
  2. 2. This forms the outside border of a cell.
  3. 4. The basic unit of structure in a living thing.
  4. 5. This system tells your body when to act.
  5. 6. The job of an ____ is usually more complex than that of a tissue.
  6. 9. These are organs that release chemical signals directly into the bloodstream.
  7. 11. A group of similar cells that perform the same function.
  8. 12. You do this more than 20,000 times a day.
  9. 14. A structure that is made up of different types of tissue.
  10. 15. This type of tissue provides support for your body and connects all of its parts.
  11. 16. The ___ consists of cells, tissues, organs and organ systems.