Neurotransmitters & Hormones

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Across
  1. 2. Hormone that signals hunger
  2. 4. Major inhibitory neurotransmitter (abbr.)
  3. 7. "Feel-good" chemicals that act as natural painkillers
  4. 8. Neurotransmitter that affects mood, appetite, and sleep
  5. 12. Excitatory neurotransmitter involved in learning and memory
  6. 15. Chemical messengers that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron (nerve cell) to another 'target' neuron.
  7. 17. Hormone related to love and bonding
  8. 18. Neurotransmitter involved in alertness and arousal
  9. 19. Neurotransmitter related to pain perception
Down
  1. 1. Mimics the action of a neurotransmitter
  2. 3. Hormone that reduces hunger
  3. 5. Neurotransmitter involved in muscle movement and memory (abbr.)
  4. 6. Also known as epinephrine, released in fight-or-flight response
  5. 9. Brain's reward system neurotransmitter
  6. 10. Hormone that helps regulate sleep-wake cycles
  7. 11. Blocks or reduces the effect of a neurotransmitter
  8. 13. Chemical messengers secreted by glands
  9. 14. The body's chemical communication system
  10. 16. Process of neurotransmitter reabsorption