Nervous and Endocrine Systems
Across
- 2. A response to danger that occurs without input from your brain
- 4. Chemical Substance that acts a messenger in the body
- 6. The name used to describe how the body maintains a constant internal environment
- 7. Gland found just above the kidneys. Secretes adrenaline
- 8. ____________ nervous system is made up of the rest of the nerves in the body
- 13. Hormone that prepares the body for stress
- 14. Type of signal used by the nervous system to send a message
- 16. A factor that stimulates a receptor and brings about a response
Down
- 1. System that uses electrical signals to control body functions
- 3. Organ that secretes hormones
- 5. System that uses hormones to coordinate body functions
- 6. Monitors body functions and connects nervous system to endocrine system
- 9. Part of the brain that automatically controls your coordination and fine muscle movements
- 10. Controls body's vital functions (breathing and heart rate)and connects brain to spinal cord
- 11. __________ gland is the master gland of the endocrine system
- 12. Part of the brain that is responsible for thought, memory and conscious control of muscle movements
- 15. ___________ nervous system is made up of the brain and spinal cord