Anatomy and Physiology Crossword Puzzle

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QUESTIONS LIST: skin : external, protective coating that protects the body systems from the outside elements, tissue : collection of similar cells that perform a particular function, digital nerve : sensory-motor nerve that supplies impulses to the fingers, blood : nutritive fluid circulating through the body by way of heart, veins, arteries and capillaries to supply oxygen and nutrients to cells and remove waste products from them, deltoid : large, triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint that allows the arm to extend outward and to the side of the body, extensors : muscles that straighten the wrist hand and fingers to form a straight line, axon : the extension of a neuron through impulses are sent away from the cell body to other neurons, glands or muscles, brain : part oft he central nervous system contained in the cranium; largest and most complex nerve tissue, digestion : breakdown of food by mechanical or chemical means, cerebrum : makes up the bulk of the brain and is located in the front, upper part of the cranium, risouris : muscle of the mouth that draws the corner of the mouth out and back, as in grinning, belly : middle part of a muscle, cells : basic unit of all living things, adipose tissue : a specialized connective tissue considered fat, which gives contour and smoothness to the body as well as cushioning and insulating, frontalis : muscle of the scalp that raises the eyebrows, draws the scalp forward, and causes wrinkles across the forehead, scapula : one of a pair of large, flat triangular bone of the shoulder, absorption : the transport of fully digested food into the circulatory system to seed the tissues and cells, atrium : this walled, upper chamber of the heart, through which blood is pumped into the ventricles, valves : structures that temporarily close a passage, or permits flow in one direction only, adrenal glands : glands that secrete about 30 steroid hormones and control metabolic processes of the body, including the fight or flight response, anabolism : constructive metabolism; the process of building up larger molecules from smaller ones, abductors : muscles that draw a body part away from the mid-line of the body or extremity, buccal nerve : nerve that affects the muscles of the mouth, cardiac muscle : the involuntary muscle that i the heart.