Chapter 9 Vocab

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Across
  1. 1. A condition in which bones become weak and break easily
  2. 6. Is made of a clear, jellylike substance that contains many cell structure.
  3. 9. Chemical signals released by the endocrine system
  4. 12. Nutrients move from the digestive system into the bloodstream
  5. 16. A strong connective tissue that is more flexible than bone
  6. 19. Attaches the muscle to a bone
  7. 21. Bone also has two types of soft connective tissue
  8. 23. Attached to the bones of your skeletal and provide the force that moves your bones
  9. 25. Is the basic unit of structure and function in a living thing
  10. 26. The reaction of your body to possibly threatening, challenging, or uncomfortable events
  11. 27. A signal that makes you react
  12. 28. Forms the outside border of a cell
  13. 33. Strong connective tissue
  14. 35. A place where two bones come together
  15. 36. Provides support for your body and connects all its parts
  16. 37. All the bones in your body
  17. 38. Makes up your backbone
Down
  1. 2. Skeletal muscle cells appear banded, or striated
  2. 3. Responsible for other activities such as digesting food
  3. 4. The muscles under your conscious control
  4. 5. The inside of many internal body organs, such as the stomach and blood vessels
  5. 7. Provides the force that moves your bones
  6. 8. Directs and controls the process
  7. 10. Can contract, or shorten
  8. 11. Is found only in your heart
  9. 13. A structure that is made up of different kinds of tissue
  10. 14. Releases chemical signals directly into the bloodstream
  11. 15. A substance that you get from food and that your body neeeds to carry out processes, such as contracting muscles
  12. 17. The condition in which an organism's internal environment
  13. 18. A group of organs that work together, carrying out major functions
  14. 20. Directs the cell's activities and holds information that controls a cell's function.
  15. 22. Beneath the membrane is a thick layer, which is hard and dense but not solid
  16. 24. Covers the surfaces of your body,inside and out
  17. 26. All bones in your body
  18. 29. A group of similar cells that perform the same function
  19. 30. What your body does in reaction to a stimulus
  20. 31. Thw outer layer
  21. 32. A place in the body where two bones come together
  22. 34. Makes it lightweight but still strong