Science: Human Body

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. Rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates (4)
  2. 4. That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers (5)
  3. 8. Part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function (plural) (7)
  4. 9. To enter or assume a certain state or condition (6)

Down

  1. 2. A body part made of tissues working together to perform a function. (5)
  2. 3. A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart (plural) (5)
  3. 4. Red liquid pumped around the body by the heart (5)
  4. 5. A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body (6)
  5. 6. A mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction (4)
  6. 7. Tiniest unit of living things (plural) (5)