Homeostasis and stimulus response mechanism

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Across
  1. 3. a nerve cell
  2. 5. related to the body. Means connected to blood vessels
  3. 7. type of receptor in ear and skin
  4. 11. constant internal environment created by negative feedback mechanisms
  5. 12. feedback a mechanism of response in which a stimulus creates reactions that reduce the stimulus
  6. 13. any information that the body receives that causes the body to respond
  7. 14. type of receptor which detects pain or damage
  8. 15. a chemical messenger that travels through blood vessels to target cells
  9. 16. type of receptor in the eye
  10. 18. a nerve cell that links sensory and motor neurons; also known as a connector neuron
Down
  1. 1. the body's "slow" chemical communication system; a set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream
  2. 2. the middle of the stimulus response mechanism - the organiser in your body
  3. 4. neuron a nerve cell that carries a message from the central nervous system to a muscle cell
  4. 6. type of neuron that carries a message from a receptor to the central nervous system
  5. 8. a structure that detects a stimuli or change in the normal functioning of the body
  6. 9. type of receptor which controls taste and smell
  7. 10. an organ of the endocrine system which releases a specific hormone into the blood
  8. 12. the body's "fast" communication system; a set of cells that send electrical signals to the brain
  9. 17. the control centre of the nervous system