Homeostasis Key Words

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Across
  1. 1. chemical messenger carried in the blood
  2. 3. nerve cell that carries electrical impulses
  3. 7. process that releases energy from glucose
  4. 8. organ or tissue that releases substances such as hormones or sweat
  5. 11. receives and processes information from receptors
  6. 12. muscle or gland that brings about a response
  7. 14. regulation of internal conditions to maintain optimum conditions for function
  8. 16. the action caused by an effector
  9. 17. movement of water across a partially permeable membrane
Down
  1. 2. system that uses neurones and electrical impulses
  2. 4. a change in the environment
  3. 5. coordination centre involved in blood glucose control
  4. 6. coordination centre involved in many homeostatic responses
  5. 9. system that uses hormones to coordinate responses
  6. 10. sugar needed by cells for respiration
  7. 13. cell that detects a stimulus
  8. 15. the best condition for enzyme action or cell function