Across
- 1. Any of the pieces of hard, whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans and other vertebrates
- 5. Spongy sacs in the chest that put oxygen into the blood and take carbon dioxide out of it
- 7. an organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates
- 8. muscle that contracts automatically
- 12. A tiny blood vessel they surround each of the alveoli in the lungs
- 13. The large, J-shaped pouch that is found between the esophagus and the small intestine
- 16. The lowest part or end of the small intestine
- 17. One of the long, thin fibers that carry signals to and from the brain
- 19. Tubes that carry blood away from the heart
Down
- 2. A framework of bone or cartilage enclosing the brain
- 3. A series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the small of the back
- 4. A tough band that connects muscles to bones
- 6. Muscle that you move
- 7. The red liquid that the heart pumps through the body
- 9. The windpipe, it connects the larynx to the bronchi
- 10. The gas that combines with food to release energy
- 11. Tiny air filled pouches in the lungs
- 14. One of the top rooms in the heart
- 15. A large organ located in the upper right section of the abdomen that secretes bile
- 18. A nerve cell that receives and transmits nerve impulses
