Chapters 32-35
Across
- 2. This nervous system relays information to and from the skin and skeletal muscles (voluntary).
- 4. Specialized cells that help you gather information about your environment, interpret the information, and react to it.
- 7. Tough bands of connective tissue that attach one bone to another.
- 8. This nervous system consists of the sensory neurons and motor neurons that carry information to and from the CNS (PNS).
- 9. This nervous system controls organs when the body is at rest.
- 11. This bone is less dense and has many cavities that contain bone marrow.
- 13. This bone is dense and strong; provides strength and protection.
- 15. These glands produces hormones, which are released into the bloodstream and distributed to body cells.
- 17. Receives signals called impulses from other neurons and conduct the impulses to the cell body.
- 18. Oxygen-rich blood, or oxygenated blood is carried away from the heart in large vessels called____.
- 19. Carry oxygen-poor blood, or deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
Down
- 1. Is the largest part of the brain and is divided into two halves called hemispheres.
- 2. This is approximately 7m in length and is the longest part of the digestive tract (two words).
- 3. Tough bands of connective tissue, connect muscles to bones.
- 5. This nervous system controls organs in time of stress.
- 6. is the largest organ in the body and produces bile, which helps to break down fats.
- 10. This nervous system relays information to internal organs (involuntary).
- 12. The outer superficial layer of the skin.
- 14. The interneurons of the brain and the spinal cord make up this nervous system (CNS).
- 16. Directly beneath the epidermis, the second layer of skin.