Lesson 9 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. Where unconscious muscle movements are controlled
  2. 5. Gland that controls many hormones throughout the body
  3. 9. Neurons that take information to the brain
  4. 11. The response from the ANS that prepares our body to defend itself
  5. 13. The visible part of the cerebrum, which is folded
  6. 15. The system that contains the brain and spinal cord
  7. 16. Where conscious thoughts and actions are controlled
  8. 19. The information system that operates using hormones
  9. 21. The nervous system that operates based on our conscious thoughts
  10. 22. The nervous system's ability to sense and react to information
  11. 23. All the systems of the body work together to maintain a stable healthy condition
  12. 24. Parts of a neuron that gather information into the cell
  13. 25. Parts of a neuron that transmits information to its terminal
  14. 26. The empty space between neurons where neurotransmitters sent
  15. 27. Gland that produces a hormone that speeds up energy consumption
  16. 28. Chemicals that bring instructions to cells in our bodies
Down
  1. 1. Fatty tissue that speeds the passing of information in a neuron
  2. 2. A hormone that works to give us a burst of energy
  3. 4. Connects the brain to the spinal cord
  4. 6. Cells that send and receive information in the brain
  5. 7. Neurons that take information from the brain to parts of the body
  6. 8. Chemicals that transmit information from one neuron to another
  7. 10. 24 nerves that come directly from the brain
  8. 12. Neurons that form a connection between other neurons
  9. 14. The system that connects the brain to the rest of the body
  10. 17. 62 nerves that come from the spinal cord
  11. 18. Glands that produce hormones for our "fight or flight" response
  12. 20. The nervous system that operates on its own
  13. 27. Gland that makes stem cells produce a specific kind of leukocyte