Autonomic Nervous System Crossword

3. direct intercellular communication
8. acts via hormones secreted into the blood
10. resisting change in order to keep a relatively constant internal environment
12. rest and digest
13. fat tissue
17. goes through the blood to a specific target
18. activates the sympathetic nervous system
20. mainly responsible for regulating blood pressure
21. can act as both a hormone and a neurotransmitter
23. less resistant to getting sick
24. low blood volume or dehydration
25. fight or flight

1. goes through the synaptic cleft
2. creation of glucose from noncarbohydrate sources
4. indirect intercellular communication via extracellular chemical messengers
5. stops secretion of gastric juice
6. has its own autonomously functioning nervous system
7. one of the two main parts of the nervous system that consists of brain and spinal cord
9. acts via electrical signals to control rapid response
11. other main part of the nervous system that contains all neurons outside the central nervous system
14. releases glucocorticoids (cortisol) in response to ACTH
15. raises blood pressure (highest with stress and in the morning)
16. portion of the PNS responsible for regulating involuntary actions of the internal organs
19. main fight or flight hormone
22. regulates the gut