Across
- 1. another name for a nerve cell.
- 4. a disease that results in very high blood glucose levels.
- 5. part of the central nervous system.
- 6. a cell that detects changes in the environment.
- 8. a chemical messenger.
- 10. a change in the environment.
- 11. this nerve cell connects a sensory nerve cell to a motor nerve cell.
- 12. a hormone that lowers blood glucose levels.
- 14. an endocrine gland only found in females.
Down
- 2. a muscle or gland is an example of this.
- 3. a gland that produces insulin.
- 7. the master endocrine gland.
- 9. a fast, automatic response to a stimulus.
- 13. where excess glucose is stored in the body.