Excretory and Nervous System Vocabulary work

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Across
  1. 2. filter waste materials out of the blood and pass them out as urine; bean-shaped organs
  2. 3. biggest part of the brain; controls movement
  3. 6. connects parts of the pns and cns together
  4. 9. sends motor commands from the brain to the body
  5. 10. connect the kidneys to the urinary bladder
  6. 11. store and excrete urine; connected to the urethra
  7. 14. antidiuretic hormones; causes the kidneys to release less water, decreasing urine amounts
  8. 15. carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the kidneys
  9. 17. connect neurons and transfer info from one neuron to the next
  10. 19. act as a funnel for urine flowing into the ureter
  11. 21. more on information, close to the center of the brain; conducts, processes, and sends signals up and down the spinal cord
  12. 23. made up of nerves that branch off from the spinal cord and extend around the body
  13. 24. the opening that allows urine to pass out of the body
  14. 25. controls urinal flow out of your bladder; voluntarily opens and closes
  15. 28. return deoxygenated blood from the kidneys to the heart
  16. 29. made up of the brain and spinal cord
Down
  1. 1. part of the brain stem; manages the circulatory and respiratory system
  2. 4. protects the central nervous system
  3. 5. produces ADH; control center in a negative feedback loop for the excretory system
  4. 7. outer layer of the kidney that surrounds the medulla
  5. 8. found in the cns, makes up most of the outer cortex; allows for control of movement, memory, and emotions
  6. 9. type of nervous system, panic mode; responds to dangerous and stressful situations
  7. 12. sits at the back of the head; controls coordination and balance
  8. 13. chemical found abundantly in urine
  9. 16. type of nervous system; rest and digest
  10. 18. capillaries located in the beginning of a nephron; filter out blood and waste to form urine; most important part of a kidney
  11. 20. removes waste and excess water from blood; converts blood into urine; surrounded by glomeruli
  12. 22. regulates water, salts, and acid from urine; inner part of kidney
  13. 26. links the brain to the spinal cord
  14. 27. responsible for movement, speech, and everything you do