Nervous system and hormones
Across
- 3. a hormone that controls metabolism
- 6. muscles and glands are examples of these
- 7. the name of the master gland
- 8. this is made up of the brain and spine
- 12. the neurone that carries info from the receptor to the CNS
- 14. the term for a change in the environment
- 15. how hormones travel around the body
- 16. the gap between 2 neurones
- 17. how sugars are stored in animals
- 18. where oestrogen is made
- 19. where hormones are made
- 21. a hormone that increases blood glucose levels
Down
- 1. a major risk factor for type II diabetes
- 2. the term for the maintenance of a constant internal environment
- 4. why reflex actions are important
- 5. the mechanism of correcting changes in the internal environment
- 9. a hormone that thickens the uterus lining
- 10. how a chemical transmitter moves between neurones
- 11. the term for the rate of chemical reactions in the body
- 13. the neurones found int he CNS
- 20. a hormone that increases heart rate