Across
- 4. the brain acs as one when it processes information
- 8. blood vessels get wider
- 9. a way of controlling diabetes
- 11. keeping conditions in the body at a constant, ideal level
- 15. an organ with chemoreceptors which detect taste of food
- 17. neurones
- 18. evaporates to cool us down
- 19. structures which produce sweat and saliva
- 21. a way of putting insulin into a diabetic's body
- 24. a nerve cell which carries impulses FROM the receptors
Down
- 1. organ which monitors blood sugar level
- 2. a muscle or gland which brings about a response
- 3. a bundle of nerve cells
- 5. a rapid, automatic response to protect us
- 6. the organ containing receptors for touch, heat, cold,pain etc.
- 7. disease where a person cannot control blood sugar level
- 10. a symptom of diabetes
- 12. part of the central nervous system linked to the brain
- 13. muscle contractions generate heat
- 14. hormone which lowers blood sugar level
- 16. organs which contain photoreceptors
- 20. detects stimuli
- 22. electrical 'messages'
- 23. a nerve cell which carries impulses TO the effectors
- 25. a receptor organ which assists sense of taste