Organ System Crossword Puzzle

4. maintains fluid levels in our body tissues by removing all fluids that leak out of our blood vessels.
5. Provides a protective barrier against mechanical, thermal and physical injury and hazardous substances.
9. controls thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision, breathing, temperature, hunger and every process that regulates our body.
10. helps all the parts of the body to communicate with each other.
11. allow us to breathe.
12. provides growth and development, manages metabolism, emotions and mood, fertility, and sexual function, sleep, and blood pressure.
14. attached to bones or internal organs and is responsible for movement.
17. breaks nutrients into smaller molecules for your body to absorb and use for energy and growth.
19. regulates body temperatures and protect the inside of your body from outside elements.
21. move fresh air into your body while removing waste gases.
22. gives the body shape, allows movement, provides protection for organs, and produce blood cells.

1. temporarily store food. Contract and relax to mix and break down food.
2. regulate the chemical composition of body fluids by removing metabolic wastes and retaining the proper amounts of water, salts, and nutrients.
3. produce gametes to nurture and develop offspring.
6. remove wastes and extra fluid from your body.
7. keep your body in a stable state called homeostasis.
8. provides oxygen, nutrients and hormones to muscles, tissues and organs throughout your body.
13. provides shape and support for the body, as well as protection for some organs.
15. responsible for movement.
16. nourish the developing fetus prior to birth.
18. pumping blood around your body
20. it fights invading germs in the blood, it controls the level of blood cells, and it filters the blood and removes any old or damaged red blood cells.