Across
- 1. a clear liquid that surrounds body cells and circulates in lymph vessels
- 4. a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
- 7. system-carries messages to and from the brain and spinal cord and all other parts of the body
- 9. an organ on the left side of the abdomen that filters foreign matter from the matter from the blood lymph
- 12. blood vessel that returns blood to the heart- a four chambered muscle that pumps blood throughout the body
- 14. follicle-a pit on the surface of the skin that contains nutrients a hair needs to grow
- 15. pale yellow liquid composed of water, salts, and other-waste products
- 16. system-a group of organs that work together to preform a main body function
- 17. the smallest living part of the body
- 18. a group of cells or an organ that secretes hormones
- 19. chemical messenger that is released directly into the bloodstream
- 21. the structural material of the skeletal system
- 23. a protein that regulates chemical reactions
Down
- 1. gland that releases bile to help break down fats, maintain blood sugar level, and filter poisonous wastes
- 2. rate at which food is covered into energy in body cells
- 3. the surge of blood that results from the contractions of the heart
- 5. a group of similar cells that work together
- 6. mass of nerve tissue that acts as the control center of the body.
- 8. a body part consisting of several kinds of tissue that do a particular job
- 10. a four-chambered muscle that pumps blood throughout the body
- 11. an organ that filters the blood and excretes waste products and excess water in the form of urine
- 13. a tiny blood vessel that contacts arteries and veins
- 16. cell- a white blood that produces antibodies- a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen.
- 20. the point where two ones meet
- 22. body- the main part of the neuron