Across
- 2. this chemically controls various functions of the body
- 3. this is when the body waits for neurotransmitters to wander away as a method of clearing the synapse
- 4. these carry information toward the central nervous system
- 6. these carry incoming information to the brain and spinal cord
- 9. these carry information from the brain and spinal cord to muscles and glands
- 11. these are chemical messengers that are secreted into the blood
- 12. this regulates the body's metabolism
- 13. this is the method of clearing a synapse in which the body breaks apart the neurotransmitters
- 15. these are within the central nervous system that communicate internally
- 17. this is made up of he brain and the spinal cord
- 18. this is the part of the neuron down which action potentials pass
- 19. this is often considered the most important part of the endocrine system
- 20. this is the part of the neuron that receives information from other neurons
- 21. this regulates key involuntary functions of the body
Down
- 1. this controls the body's skeletal muscles
- 4. these rest on top of your kidneys and help your body cope with emotional stress
- 5. this is a nerve cell
- 7. these carry information away from the central nervous system
- 8. this is when an axon terminal's vesicles take back the neurotransmitters from the synapse to clear it
- 10. this insulates the axon
- 14. this is the at the end of the axon and has vesicles for releasing
- 16. this is a neural impulse