Vitamins and Mineral

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. The organ of sight (plural) (4)
  2. 5. Gas in the air that we need to breathe (6)
  3. 6. The sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells (13)
  4. 9. That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers (5)
  5. 10. A ___ found in fresh fruits and vegetables (8)
  6. 12. White drink that comes from cows (4)
  7. 13. Strong metal used to make tools and nails (4)
  8. 14. A bluish-white lustrous metallic element (4)
  9. 15. Red liquid pumped around the body by the heart (5)
  10. 16. Animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells (plural) (7)

Down

  1. 1. Rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates (plural) (5)
  2. 2. A light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group (9)
  3. 4. A natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch (4)
  4. 7. A fat-soluble ___ that prevents rickets (8)
  5. 8. Any of several fat-soluble ___ essential for normal vision (8)
  6. 11. Orange vegetables that rabbits love (7)