Human Biology Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• respiratory: system bring oxygen to the body
• veins: blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart
• bladder: stretchy sac for temporarily storing urine
• white: blood cell that defends the body against disease
• innate: immune system that responds immediately to pathogens
• digestive: enzymes that break down food
• pathogens: disease-carrying agents
• histamines: released during tissue damage to increase blood flow to the wound
• capillaries: small blood vessels where molecules are exchanged
• circulatory: system that delivers oxygen and transports hormones
• arteries: blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
• hemoglobin: proteins in red blood cells that bind to oxygen
• organ: group of tissues
• brain stem: part of brain that controls involuntary actions
• occipital: lobe that processes visual information
• cerebrum: part of brain that collection sensory information
• rods: light-sensitive cells that cannot detect color
• adrenal: glands that produce epinephrine
• motor: neurons that carry directions from the cns to muscles
• oxytocin: hormone that stimulates childbirth contractions
• melatonin: hormone produced by the pineal gland