Neurotransmitters

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Across
  1. 4. involved in elevation of mood, pleasure, and motivation, and control of skeletal muscle
  2. 6. released at neuromuscular junctions; excites skeletal muscle
  3. 9. produced in the gut, plays a role in sleep-wake cycles and mood
  4. 10. the most excitatory neurotransmitter in the CNS; involved in learning and memory
  5. 12. inhibit substance P and intestinal mobility; manage pain and stress response
  6. 13. primary neurotransmitter involved in sympathetic response; excites cardiac muscle
Down
  1. 1. the most inhibitory neurotransmitter in the spinal cord
  2. 2. released by small intestine; suppresses appetite
  3. 3. the most inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain
  4. 5. pain-relieving neurotransmitter; released during labor
  5. 7. secondary excitatory neurotransmitter
  6. 8. involved in alertness and immune response (vasodilator)
  7. 9. involved in pain transmission and triggering inflammation
  8. 11. released by adrenal gland during sympathetic response