Autonomic Nervous System Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. direct intercellular communication
  2. 8. acts via hormones secreted into the blood
  3. 10. resisting change in order to keep a relatively constant internal environment
  4. 12. rest and digest
  5. 13. fat tissue
  6. 17. goes through the blood to a specific target
  7. 18. activates the sympathetic nervous system
  8. 20. mainly responsible for regulating blood pressure
  9. 21. can act as both a hormone and a neurotransmitter
  10. 23. less resistant to getting sick
  11. 24. low blood volume or dehydration
  12. 25. fight or flight
Down
  1. 1. goes through the synaptic cleft
  2. 2. creation of glucose from noncarbohydrate sources
  3. 4. indirect intercellular communication via extracellular chemical messengers
  4. 5. stops secretion of gastric juice
  5. 6. has its own autonomously functioning nervous system
  6. 7. one of the two main parts of the nervous system that consists of brain and spinal cord
  7. 9. acts via electrical signals to control rapid response
  8. 11. other main part of the nervous system that contains all neurons outside the central nervous system
  9. 14. releases glucocorticoids (cortisol) in response to ACTH
  10. 15. raises blood pressure (highest with stress and in the morning)
  11. 16. portion of the PNS responsible for regulating involuntary actions of the internal organs
  12. 19. main fight or flight hormone
  13. 22. regulates the gut