Across
- 2. support and protection of softer body parts
- 5. body movement
- 6. protection of underlying structures from damage and from loss of body fluid
- 8. transportation of materials to and from body cells
- 9. controls homeostasis by stimulating muscles to contract and glands to secrete
- 11. production of new individuals
Down
- 1. stomach, small intestine, esophagus
- 3. spleen, tonsils, thymus in children
- 4. exchange of gases between the blood and the external environment
- 7. pituitary gland, thyroid gland, adrenal glands, pancreas, gonads
- 10. maintains homeostasis by controlling water and salt balance in the bloodstream and by removing metabolic waste