Organ System Overview Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST: nervous : organ system that is a fast-acting control system of the body; responds to internal and external changes by activating appropriate muscles and glands, reproductive : organ system that produces offspring, cardiovascular : organ system that transports materials in body via blood pumped by heart (oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, wastes), respiratory : organ system that keeps blood supplied with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide, skeletal : system that protects and supports body organs and provides a framework the muscles use to support movement, is the site of blood cell formation, stores minerals, tissue : level of organization that consist of similar types of cells, atom : level of organization that is the chemical level; combine toform molecules, cellular : level of organization that is made up of molecules, endocrine : organ system that secretes regulatory hormones (growth, reproduction, metabolism), lymphatic : organ system that returns fluids to blood vessels, cleanses the blood, involved in immunity, muscular : organ system that produces movement, maintains posture, and produces heat, organismal : level of organization made up of many organ systems, digestive : breaks down food, allows for nutrient absorption into blood, eliminates indigestible material, integumentary : forms the external body covering, and protects deeper tissues from injury. synthesizes vitamin d, and houses cutaneous (pain, pressure, etc.) receptors and sweat and oil glands, organ system : level of organization that consists of different organs that work together closely (2 words, no space between), organ : level of organization that is made up of different types of tissues, urinary : organ system that eliminates nitrogenous wastes, maintains acid-base balance, regulates water and electrolytes