Across
- 4. clear, slightly yellow fluid that is located within the vessels and is filtered by the lymph nodes
- 5. Nerve nerve that carries messages to the brain and/or spinal cord to produce movement
- 6. Nerve nerve that carries messages to the brain and/or spinal cord to recognize touch, cold, heat, sight, hearing, taste, smell, pain and pressure
- 9. thick-walled chambers on the bottom half of the heart and are referred to as the right and/or left ventricle
- 10. System comprised of specialized, ductless glands that regulate hormone production
- 13. permits the blood to flow in one direction only, either into or out of the ventricles and/or atrium
- 14. Carotid Arteries main source of blood supply to the face, head and neck
Down
- 1. System comprised of the organs necessary to reproduce
- 2. System comprised of the stomach, intestines, mouth and several glands that digest food and break it down into nutrients
- 3. Disease often due to over-functioning or under-functioning internal glands or organs
- 4. / Immune System main function is to protect the body from disease by developing immunities
- 7. System comprised of the kidneys, liver, skin, large intestine and lungs that eliminate waste from the body
- 8. System comprised of the organs that help to process air
- 11. System comprised of the brain, spinal cord and nerves; it regulates and controls all of the body’s activities
- 12. scientific study of the structure and purpose of the nervous system
