UNIT TEST (UNIT 16)

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Across
  1. 2. Gland that serves as the control center.
  2. 3. Adjustments of the body to reach homeostasis.
  3. 4. Occurs when the cells are getting poisonous, unnecessary substances.
  4. 6. Occurs when the cells are not getting the necessary substances.
  5. 10. Refers to the continuous regulation of the osmotic pressure.
  6. 12. Effector when the temperature is cold are the blood vessels and __________________.
  7. 17. Controls the amount of solute present in the body fluids to regulate osmotic pressure.
  8. 19. Can introduce toxins to the body.
  9. 20. Receives the messages from the control center.
  10. 23. Hormone that instructs the liver to break down its glycogen reserves and convert it to glucose and release to the bloodstream.
  11. 25. Carries the nerve impulses to the central nervous system.
Down
  1. 1. Measurement of the tendency of water to move from one side of the solution to another.
  2. 5. Copy the temperature of their environment.
  3. 7. Ability of the body to maintain a constant internal equilibrium.
  4. 8. This pathway that alters homeostasis includes fertilizers, pesticides, and smoke emissions.
  5. 9. Mechanism that occurs when the change in the body, caused by stimuli, reverses as a response of a particular effector.
  6. 11. Thinning of the cervix.
  7. 13. Primary stress hormone.
  8. 14. Temporary blockage to seal an injury.
  9. 15. Receptor when the temperature is hot.
  10. 16. This pathway that alters homeostasis includes diabetes.
  11. 18. Receptor specific for changes in temperature.
  12. 21. Protective tissue covering that forms after your skin has been damaged.
  13. 22. Effector when a person is hungry.
  14. 24. Hormone secreted by the pituitary gland to induce uterine contraction.