Body Systems

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
B o e M a r r
The fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of ___
2.
c i i
3.
d i a p h r
A mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
4.
h m o p h l i
5.
i l e n z a
An acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
6.
s o i s i s
An abnormal lateral curve to the vertebral column
7.
s i n s t i
8.
s m t h m u s e
A ___ that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such
9.
s k e e t s s t e
The hard structure that provides a frame for the body of an animal
10.
m u c r s y s t m
11.
c a d i v a s c l
Of or pertaining to or involving the heart and blood vessels
12.
n u r n
A cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
13.
e p h s e a
An abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function
14.
b r c h i
15.
o y g n
Gas in the air that we need to breathe
16.
l u n
Either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates (plural)
17.
h r t
Organ that pumps blood around the body
18.
e p i l s
A disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions
19.
a s h a
Respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing
20.
d i e s o n
The organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
21.
t a h e a
One of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids
22.
h e t b u r
A painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux
23.
a m i a
A deficiency of red blood cells
24.
b l d p r e s r e