Across
- 1. A major risk factor for developing diabetes
- 3. The type of lens used to correct long-sightedness
- 5. The sheath that insulates the axons
- 8. A symptom of diabetes
- 9. The organ that has both endocrine & exocrine functions
- 11. Part of brain that interprets sensory information
- 13. The hormone secreted in response to low blood glucose
- 15. The function that the cranium principally performs
- 16. Long thin extensions of the cytoplasm between cells
Down
- 2. This fluid reduces friction in a joint
- 4. The gap between neurones for chemical transmission
- 6. Type of neurone that carries impulses to effectors
- 7. Vascular layer of the eye that absorbs light rays
- 10. The cell that secretes the insulation around axons
- 12. Join bone to bone to make joints
- 14. Area on the retina with high concentration of cones