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