ELI - Biology Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. It releases insulin and glucagon to regulate blood sugar and produces digestive enzymes.
  2. 8. Detoxifies chemicals, metabolizes drugs, produces bile, stores nutrients, and regulates blood chemistry.
  3. 9. Electrical and chemical types of these allow sensation, movement, memory, and coordination.
  4. 11. Each of them filters blood, removes waste, balances electrolytes, regulates blood pressure, and maintains water balance.
  5. 13. Endocrine glands release them to control growth, metabolism, reproduction, stress, and more.
  6. 14. One way to describe it is that it’s the body’s transport network. Whereby, the heart pumps blood to deliver oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and remove waste.
  7. 16. Its impressive size is indicative of its many functions which include protecting against pathogens, regulating temperature, preventing dehydration, and providing sensory information.
  8. 17. This two-step process breaks food into molecules and absorbs them into the bloodstream to fuel every cell.
  9. 18. It’s the master balancing act. Form it maintains stable internal conditions (temperature, pH, electrolytes, glucose).
  10. 19. Regulates metabolism, energy production, temperature, and growth through its aptly-named hormones.
  11. 20. The command center of the entire body, it is in charge of breathing, heart rate, memory, movement, sensation, etc.
Down
  1. 1. Detects and eliminates pathogens, repairs tissue, and prevents infections.
  2. 2. It is the primary site of digestion and nutrient uptake as it absorbs nutrients into the bloodstream.
  3. 4. Without this process, no cell can function. It converts glucose and oxygen into ATP, the body’s usable energy.
  4. 5. The process by which, kidneys, liver, lungs, and skin remove metabolic waste to prevent toxic buildup.
  5. 6. The process that describes Oxygen entering the blood and Carbon Dioxide leaving it in the lungs. It is essential for energy production and pH balance.
  6. 7. Ensures the species survival.
  7. 10. Using acid and enzymes, it breaks down food; thus beginning the major steps of digestion.
  8. 12. Its nonstop action delivers oxygen plus nutrients while removing carbon dioxide and waste from the bloodstream.
  9. 15. Each of them performs gas exchange (described elsewhere) and is essential for cellular respiration.