Module 5 - The Nervous System and the Endocrine System
Across
- 2. ______ nervous system; The brain and the spinal cord.
- 7. A chemical messenger produced by the endocrine glands and circulated in the blood.
- 8. _____ nervous system; The division of the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and muscles of the internal organs.
- 10. _____; Nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord responsible for processing information.
- 12. A nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system.
- 16. _____ nervous system; The sensory and motor nerves that connect the brain and the spinal cord to the rest of the body.
- 18. A chemical messenger that travels across the synapse from one neuron to the next
- 20. _______ system; One of the body’s two communication systems. A set of glands that produce hormones, chemical messengers that circulate in the blood.
- 22. ______ effect; A neurotransmitter effect that makes it less likely that a receiving neuron will generate an action potential, or fire.
- 24. _____ gland; The endocrine system’s master gland. In conjunction with an adjacent brain area, controls the other endocrine glands.
- 25. The branching extensions of a neuron that receive information and conduct impulses toward the cell body (soma).
Down
- 1. _____ potential; A neural impulse; a brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of a neuron.
- 3. ________ principle; The principle stating that if a neuron fires, then it always fires at the same intensity.
- 4. _________ effect; A neurotransmitter effect that makes it more likely that the receiving neuron will generate an action potential, or fire.
- 5. The tiny, fluid-filled gap between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrite of another.
- 6. axon ____; The end point of a neuron, where neurotransmitters are stored.
- 9. _____ division; The part of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body.
- 11. The extension of a neuron through which neural impulses are sent.
- 13. ____ potential; The state of a neuron when it is at rest and capable of generating an action potential.
- 14. ________ nerves; Nerves that carry information from the sense receptors to the spinal cord and brain.
- 15. _____ cells; Specialized cells in every sensory system of the body that can turn other kinds of energy into action potentials (neural impulses) that the brain can process.
- 17. _____ nervous system; The division of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body’s skeletal muscles.
- 19. A drug that boosts the effect of a neurotransmitter.
- 21. _____ division; The part of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body to deal with perceived threats.
- 23. A drug that blocks the effect of a neurotransmitter.