Across
- 2. produces and transports reproductive cells; provides the environment for embryonic development in females
- 3. filters blood and eliminates waste products; helps maintain homeostasis
- 6. protects against infection, UV radiation; regulates body temperature
- 7. brings in oxygen for cells; expels carbon dioxide and water vapor
- 10. produces hormones that act on target tissues in other organs to influence growth, development, and metabolism; helps maintain homeostasis
- 11. produces voluntary and involuntary movements; helps to circulate blood and move food through the digestive system
Down
- 1. breaks down and absorbs nutrients, salts, and water; transfers digested materials to the blood; eliminates some wastes
- 4. transports oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and wastes; helps regulate body temperature; collects fluid lost from blood vessels and returns it to the circulatory system
- 5. protects against disease; stores and generates white blood cells
- 8. supports and protects vital organs; allows movement; stores minerals; bone marrow is site of red blood cell production
- 9. regulates body's response to changes in internal and external environment; processes information