Across
- 3. This chamber of the heart receives deoxygenated blood from the body through the Vena Cava (two words)
- 5. Toe and finger bones
- 11. Adipose tissue is an example of _____ connective tissue because it is composed of loosely woven protein fibers
- 12. This chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the rest of the body through the aorta
- 14. Knee bone
- 17. The upper jaw bone
- 19. The part of your circulatory system that pumps the blood
- 21. A muscular organ under your lungs that makes breathing more efficient
- 22. The breastbone where the first 7 pairs of ribs connect in front
- 23. The smallest type of blood vessels where gas exchange occurs
- 26. Collar bone
- 27. The point at which two bones meet. Three types: cartilaginous, sutures and synovial
Down
- 1. Cube-shaped epithelial cells that can be in a single layer or multiple layers
- 2. A bone of the forearm that is in line with the thumb
- 4. The ____ skeleton includes the following bones: shoulders, arms and legs, pectoral and pelvic girdles
- 6. body The part of the neuron that contains the nucleus and other cell organs (2 words)
- 7. A process by which living organisms constantly adjust to internal and external changes to maintain a steady state in their body
- 8. The grape-like structures in your lungs where gas exchange occurs
- 9. Bone cells that repair and grow bone tissue
- 10. One job of the respiratory system is to remove this gas (a toxic, waste product) from your lungs
- 13. An animal that can control its internal body temperature by its own metabolic reactions (name means “inside temperature”)
- 14. The _____ vein carries oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart
- 15. The four types of tissues are connective, muscle, nervous and _______
- 16. The extracellular matrix of blood, which is mainly fluid
- 18. A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
- 20. Another word for your throat that contains the trachea and esophagus
- 24. This muscle tissue is attached to the bones of the skeleton and is mainly controlled voluntarily
- 25. A single layer of epithelial cells is called _______ epithelia