Science Crossword
Across
- 1. the organelles where proteins are manufactured
- 5. all the chemical reactions occurring in the cell
- 7. part of the brain where the spinal cord enters the skull
- 8. a pathogen about one hundred time smaller and a bacterium
- 11. a chemical message
- 15. part of the brain that is responsible for coordination and balance
- 18. able to maintain a constant body temperature
- 20. an organic catalyst
- 21. a viral disease, symptoms include a rash of small itchy blisters
- 24. the process of maintaining a constant internal environment
- 26. the common name for the hormone epinephrine
- 27. hormone produced in the pancreas and causes the liver and muscles to extract glucose
- 28. the space between two neurones
- 29. anything that causes our body to stop working properly
- 30. the chemical store of glucose in the liver and muscles
Down
- 2. muscles of glands that put the messages into effect
- 3. branches from the cell body that receive messages from other neurones
- 4. a portion of the brain that constantly checks the internal environment of the body
- 6. a nerve cell
- 9. a substance that kills bacteria or prevents the growth of bacteria
- 10. organelles where cellular respiration occurs
- 12. chemical substance that act as messengers in the body
- 13. a hormone that has the opposite effect to insulin
- 14. able to make the antibodies to a pathogen before it can make you unwell
- 16. special cells that detect stimuli
- 17. a nerve fibre that sends nerve impulses away from cell body
- 19. the lower half of the brain stem
- 22. any factor that stimulates a receptor and brings about a response
- 23. a substance that speeds up the rate of a reaction without being used up in the process
- 25. the movement of particles of a substance from and area of high concentration to an area of low concentration