B3 Practice Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. The part of a neurone that sends signals away from the cell body (4 letters - Begins with "A")
  2. 6. A cell that transmits electrical impulses (7 letters)
  3. 8. The organ where a fertilised egg implants - provides nutrients and oxygen (6 letters - Begins with "U")
  4. 9. A nervous response that does not use the brain (6 letters - Begins with "R")
  5. 11. A specialised cell that is fertilised to produce an embryo (3 letters - Begins with "E")
  6. 13. A gland that releases oestrogen and mature eggs (5 letters - Begins with "O")
  7. 14. A hormone that triggers the release of an egg from the follicle (2 letters - Begins with "L")
  8. 15. The removal of the uterus lining and blood during the menstrual cycle (6 letters - Begins with "P")
  9. 18. The name of the cycle that controls the maturation and release of egg cells, as well as changes in the uterus lining (9 letters - Begins with "M")
Down
  1. 1. A neurone that sends electrical impulses to muscles or glands (5 letters - Begins with "M")
  2. 3. A hormone that maintains the lining of the uterus (12 letters - Begins with "P")
  3. 4. CNS - The part of the nervous system that is made up of your spinal cord and brain (3 words - Begins with "Central")
  4. 5. A neurone that sends electrical impulses to your brain or spinal cord (7 letters - Begins with "S")
  5. 7. A hormone that builds up the lining of the uterus (9 letters - Begins with "O")
  6. 10. A hormone that stimulates follicles in the ovary to mature an egg cell (3 letters - Begins with "F")
  7. 12. A group of tissues that releases hormones, like the ovary (5 letters - Begins with "G")
  8. 16. A collection of cells that responds to a stimulus (8 letters - Begins with "R")
  9. 17. A chemical messenger like FSH or oestrogen (7 letters - Begins with "H")