Tissue and Transplant
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
b
n
That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers
2.
l
u
Either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates
3.
s
t
c
The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
4.
h
e
Organ that pumps blood around the body
5.
s
a
l
i
e
t
i
The longest part of the alimentary canal
7.
k
i
n
Either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes from the blood and excrete them (plural)
9.
w
p
i
p
Membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
10.
o
g
A body part made of tissues working together to perform a function.
11.
t
s
e
Part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
12.
b
d
Red liquid pumped around the body by the heart
13.
m
c
r
c
e
Magnifier of the image of small objects
14.
m
a
g
c
t
o
The act of expanding something in apparent size
15.
c
e
Tiniest unit of living things
16.
a
n
i
A living organism characterized by voluntary movement
17.
p
l
Living thing that grows in soil and makes its own food
18.
m
l
e
One of the contractile organs of the body
19.
n
v
Any bundle of ___ fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
20.
d
t
i
o
The organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body