Across
- 2. The tissues, glands, and organs involved in producing offspring (children)
- 5. an organ in the human or animal body which secretes particular chemical substances for use in the body or for discharge into the surroundings.
- 7. Our internal body temperature is regulated by a part of our brain called the hypothalamus
- 8. slow oxidative (SO), fast oxidative (FO) and fast glycolytic (FG)
- 10. The organs that take in food and liquids and break them down into substances that the body can use for energy, growth, and tissue repair.
- 13. to further degrade the molecular structure of the ingested compounds by digestive enzymes into a form that is absorbable into the bloodstream
- 17. composed of specialized cells called muscle fibers.
- 18. composed of cells that have the special ability to shorten or contract in order to produce movement of the body parts.
- 20. refers to the brains, nerves,spinal cords, ganglia and other receptor organs that receive and interpret stimuli
Down
- 1. A state of balance among all the body systems needed for the body to survive and function correctly.
- 3. relating to or affecting respiration or the organs of respiration.
- 4. make up a major part of the circulatory system
- 6. the process of mechanically and enzymatically breaking down food into substances for absorption into the bloodstream.
- 9. blood vessels located throughout your body that collect oxygen-poor blood and return it to your heart.
- 11. comprises the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra
- 12. your body's central framework
- 14. The system that contains the heart and the blood vessels and moves blood throughout the body
- 15. delicate blood vessels that exist throughout your body
- 16. One of many substances made by glands in the body.
- 19. The glands and organs that make hormones and release them directly into the blood so they can travel to tissues and organs all over the body.