Circulatory, Respiration, and Nervous System!

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Across
  1. 4. Nerve cell specialized for carrying signals from one part of the body to another.
  2. 5. Liquid that cushions the Central Nervous System and helps supply it with nutrients, white blood cells, and hormones.
  3. 9. Thrombocyte bits of cytoplasm broken off from bone marrow.
  4. 11. A chronic cardiovascular disease where cholesterol and other substances build up in the arteries.
  5. 12. Connects the two hemispheres of the brain so they can process information together.
  6. 14. Purging of the blood to the extent of an excessive amount of CO2 resulting in the brain ceasing to send messages to the diaphragm.
  7. 16. layers of connective tissue for protection;When infected will swell.
  8. 17. The ______ Nervous System involved in activities that gain and conserve energy for the body.
  9. 24. An abnormally low amount of hemoglobin or red blood cells.
  10. 25. Disease that causes alveoli to disintegrate; Common among smokers.
Down
  1. 1. Anything that causes a nerve signal to start.
  2. 2. The contraction phase of the cardiac cycle.
  3. 3. Branched, short, and receive incoming messages from other cells or the environment.
  4. 6. The _____ circuit carries blood between the heard and the rest of the body.
  5. 7. Chemical that carries information from one neuron to another type of cell that will react.
  6. 8. A mental disease where patients suffer from persistent sadness, loss of interest, and changes in body weight, sleeping patterns, and energy levels.
  7. 10. Long, single fiber that conducts a signal toward another neuron or effector.
  8. 13. Where digestive and respiratory systems meet.
  9. 15. The _____ circuit carries blood between the heart and lungs.
  10. 18. Clusters of air sacs where gas is exchanged with blood vessels.
  11. 19. The _____ Nervous System carries signals to skeletal muscles and is voluntary, conscious control.
  12. 20. The rhythmic stretching of the arteries caused by the pressure of forced blood through the vessels during systole.
  13. 21. The _____ lobe of the brain is responsible for hearing and smelling.
  14. 22. The part of the brain that controls coordination of movement and balance.
  15. 23. The relaxation phase of the cardiac cycle.