PNS and ANS Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. Second neuron in the autonomic chain that innervates effectors.
  2. 5. Carries sensory information toward the central nervous system.
  3. 6. Cranial nerve X that regulates heart rate, digestion, and visceral organs.
  4. 7. Cluster of neuron cell bodies located outside the CNS.
  5. 8. Neurotransmitter released by all preganglionic neurons and parasympathetic postganglionic neurons.
  6. 9. ANS division active during “rest and digest.”
  7. 11. Carries motor commands away from the central nervous system.
Down
  1. 1. ANS division active during “fight or flight.”
  2. 2. First neuron in the two-neuron autonomic motor chain.
  3. 4. Network of intersecting ventral rami that redistributes motor and sensory fibers.
  4. 9. Nerve from C3–C5 that innervates the diaphragm and supports breathing.
  5. 10. Rapid, automatic, involuntary response to a specific stimulus.