Across
- 2. carries signals throughout the body
- 4. when a muscle tightens
- 9. connects bone to bone
- 10. where two bones meet
- 12. muscle found only in the heart
- 13. movement you do not control
- 22. a cell that sends and receives signals
- 23. ability to work over time
- 25. movement you control
- 26. ability to move the body
- 29. supports the body and protects organs
- 30. supports the body and protects the spinal cord
- 31. holds up the body
- 34. arms, legs, wings, or fins used for movement
- 35. the brain and spinal cord
- 38. skeleton inside the body
- 39. carries messages between the brain and body
- 40. ways the body gathers information
- 42. muscle attached to bone for movement
Down
- 1. all nerves outside the brain and spinal cord
- 3. how the body reacts to something
- 4. flexible tissue that reduces friction
- 5. mineral that strengthens bones
- 6. a message sent through the nervous system
- 7. hard structure that supports the body
- 8. muscle in organs that works automatically
- 11. carries information to the brain
- 14. skeleton on the outside of the body
- 15. ability to produce force
- 16. connects muscle to bone
- 17. a quick, automatic reaction
- 18. makes blood cells inside bones
- 19. keeps organs safe
- 20. mineral that helps build bones
- 21. controls the body and processes information
- 24. connects neurons within the brain and spinal cord
- 27. a single muscle cell
- 28. tissue that helps the body move
- 32. when a muscle loosens
- 33. something that causes a reaction
- 36. carries signals to muscles
- 37. protect the heart and lungs
- 39. protects the brain
- 41. all the bones in the body
