Across
- 1. - Tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles
- 4. mass of nerve tissue that acts as the control center of the body
- 6. is a fibrous connective tissue which attaches muscle to bone
- 8. each of the pair of organs situated within the rib cage, consisting of elastic sacs with branching passages into which air is drawn
- 10. microtubule-based hair-like organelles that extend from the surface of almost all cell types of the human body
- 12. of the pieces of hard whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans and other vertebrates
- 14. - the liquid component of blood that carries blood cells and dissolved materials
- 16. a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen.
- 17. - the smallest living part of the body
- 19. system- carries messages to and from the brains and spinal cord and all other parts of the body
- 22. neurons- carry responsing impulses to muscles and glands form the brain and spinal cord
- 24. branching fibrs that reviefe impulses and carry them to the cell body
- 25. a small colorless disk-shaped cell fragment without a nucleus, found in large numbers in blood and involved in clotting
- 26. a colorless fluid containing white blood cells, which bathes the tissues and drains through the lymphatic system into the bloodstream.
Down
- 2. hollow part or cavity in an organ.
- 3. the membrane-lined cavity behind the nose and mouth, connecting them to the esophagus
- 5. an abdominal organ involved in the production and removal of blood cells in most vertebrates and forming part of the immune system
- 7. pressure - is the pressure of circulating blood against the walls of blood vessels
- 9. - a body part consisting of several kinds of tissue that do a particular job.
- 10. of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules
- 11. blood cell - part of the body's immune system
- 13. - a slimy substance, typically not miscible with water, secreted by mucous membranes and glands for lubrication, protection, etc
- 15. cord - A column of nerve tissue that runs from the base of the skull down the center of the back.
- 17. - the part of the brain that controls and coordinates muscle activity
- 18. - a point at which parts of an artificial structure are joined.
- 20. marrow- a soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced
- 21. a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation
- 23. body - the main body of the neuron
- 27. rate- the number of heartbeats per unit of time, usually per minute
