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Body Systems Part 2 Crossword

Across
the stage in the human life cycle in which both males and females usually go through puberty.
tiny filtering unit of the kidney
Ability to resist a certain infection or toxin though antibodies or specialized white blood cells
Male gamete
preparation made from killed bacteria or damaged particles from bacterial cell walls or viruses that can prevent some bacterial and viral diseases
an organ in the human or animal body that secretes particular chemical substances for use in the body
Permanent end of menstruation and fertility.
in humans, chemical produced by the endocrine system, released directly into the bloodstream by ductless glands; affects specific target tissues, and can speed up or slow down cellular activities
complex group of defenses that protects the body against pathogens—includes the skin and respiratory, digestive, and circulatory systems.
Right and left sides of an organism can be divided into approximate mirror images of each other across a midline.
A cell resulting from the fusion of two gametes.
a cell that bears receptors for a hormone, drug, or other signaling molecule
tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body
Mature male or female cells that are able to unite with the other of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote.
bean-shaped urinary system organ that is made up of about 1 million nephrons and filters blood, producing urine
fingerlike projections covering the wall of the small intestine that increase the surface area for food absorption
Where an embryo implants and a baby develops.
relating to the process of excretion or getting rid of waste
Down
the body senses a change and activates mechanisms to reverse that change. Important in maintaining homeostasis.
waves of muscular contractions that move food through the digestive tract.
tube that carries urine from each kidney to the bladder.
Digestion that occurs when enzymes and acids break down large food molecules into smaller ones.
Female gamete (scientific name for egg)
Digestion responsible for the breakdown of food through chewing, mixing, and churning.
Female reproductive organs, make ova
the collection of glands of an organism that secrete hormones directly into the circulatory system to be carried towards distant target organs
liquid product of digestion
Male Reproductive Organs, makes sperm
regulation of an organism’s internal, life-maintaining conditions
elastic, muscular organ that holds urine until it leaves the body through the urethra.
a reaction to something
of or relating to the process of digesting food.
A period of life when a person’s sexual organs mature and he or she become able to have children.
any complex molecule that is foreign to your body