Divisions of the nervous system

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Across
  1. 2. Division of the NS that controls skeletal muscle movement and carries sensory information to the CNS.
  2. 3. The specific point on the body (e.g., skin) where a stimulus is first detected.
  3. 6. Hormone released to increase alertness and energy in threatening situations.
  4. 7. Division of the NS that activates the body during stress by increasing heart rate and inhibiting digestion.
  5. 9. Type of neuron that detects stimuli such as touch, pain, or temperature and send them to the CNS.
  6. 10. Muscles that are regulated automatically by the autonomic system.
  7. 12. The physiological response triggered by the sympathetic nervous system.
  8. 16. Type of neuron that carries instructions from the CNS to muscles and glands.
  9. 17. What the pupils do when activated by the sympathetic NS.
Down
  1. 1. Division of the NS that slows the body to a resting state and promotes digestion and relaxation.
  2. 4. Relays messages between brain and body and initiates reflexes.
  3. 5. Muscles that are moved deliberately through the somatic nervous system.
  4. 8. Division of the NS which contains all neurons outside the CNS.
  5. 11. Division of the NS that regulates involuntary functions and controls organs and glands.
  6. 13. Type of neuron that exists in the CNS.
  7. 14. State maintained by autonomic regulation of bodily functions.
  8. 15. Interprets sensory input, contains three major regions, and initiates voluntary movement.