Across
- 3. a oair of endocrine glands that sit above the kidneys and secrete hormones that help arouse the body in times of stress.
- 6. Neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands.
- 8. Neurons that carry incoming information from the sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord.
- 11. The division of the autonomic nervous system that rouses the body
- 12. The sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nevous system to the rest of the body.
- 14. The body's speedy, electrochemical communication network, consisiting of all the nerve cells of the peripheral and central nervous system.
Down
- 1. Bundled axons that form neural cables connecting the central nervous system with muscles, glands, and sense organs.
- 2. The division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body, conserving it's energy.
- 4. Neurons within the brain and spinal cord that communicate internally and intervene between the sensory inputs and motor outputs.
- 5. The part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs.
- 7. The division of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body's skeletal muscles.
- 9. The brain and the spinal cord.
- 10. the endocrine system's most influential gland. Regulates growth and other endocrine glands.
- 13. a simple automatic response to sensory stimuli; knee jerk