Across
- 1. A group of cells that detects a stimulus
- 5. A change in the environment
- 9. LH (two words)
- 10. CNS (three words)
- 12. The gland responsible for releasing insulin
- 14. Keeping conditions in the body constant
- 16. A type of nerve cell that carries an electrical impulse to the CNS
- 17. IUS - a long-term form of contraception inserted into the uterus (two words)
- 19. A part of the CNS that sends information to the brain (two words)
- 20. A type of nerve cell that is only found in the CNS
- 21. The release of an egg from the follicles in the ovaries
- 22. A muscle or a gland that produces a response
- 23. The hormone secreted from the ovaries that builds up the uterus lining
- 24. The system that controls hormone production and the glands that make them
Down
- 2. A response that does not include processing information in the brain
- 3. A type of control used in honmeostasis that involves turning off corrective measures (two words)
- 4. The part of the reproductive system where an egg is fertilised. Also known as the oviduct (two words)
- 6. IVF - A form of fertility treatment that involves fertilisation taking place outside of the body (three words)
- 7. FSH (three words)
- 8. PNS (three words)
- 11. A type of nerve cell that carries an electrical impulse to an effector
- 13. The hormone that helps to maintain the uterus lining
- 15. The gland responsible for adrenaline production
- 18. The gland responsible for making thyroxine
