Coordinated Body Systems
Across
- 3. sheath the insulating layer that covers a neurone
- 4. an organism that lives on or in the body of another organism and takes nutrients from it; the host gets nothing in return and may be harmed
- 7. a substance that kills bacteria or prevents the growth of bacteria
- 10. chemical substances that act as messengers in the body
- 11. a chemical that kills fungi
- 16. an infectious disease spread through contaminated water
- 18. the system in your body that fights infections
- 21. a pathogen about one hundred times smaller than a bacterium
- 22. any factor that stimulates a receptor and brings about a response
- 23. the brain and the spinal cord
- 25. the part of the neurone that contains the nucleus
- 26. a chemical that causes your body to react as if it had encountered a pathogen
- 27. all the chemical reactions occurring in the cells
- 28. branches from the cell body that receive messages from other neurones
- 29. a viral disease; symptoms include a rash of small, itchy blisters
- 30. a nerve fibre that sends nerve impulses away from the cell body
Down
- 1. the space between two neurones
- 2. an early antibiotic
- 5. the system controlling involuntary actions such as the heartbeat
- 6. the organism a parasite lives in
- 8. a chemical message released at the end of an axon to be received by the next neurone's dendrites
- 9. a chemical made by the immune system that makes it possible for white blood cells to destroy pathogens
- 12. part of the brain that is responsible for coordination and balance
- 13. muscles or glands that put the messages into effect
- 14. a white blood cell that makes antibiotics and is found in the lymph nodes
- 15. nerve cells that carry messages from the CNS to effectors
- 17. a substance that speeds up the rate of a reaction without being used up in the process
- 19. quick, automatic actions that protect
- 20. part of the brain where the spinal cord enters the skull; it controls the body's vital functions such as breathing, blood pressure and heart rate
- 24. an organism that causes disease