Across
- 3. a common fungal infection inside the mouth
- 6. the movement of particles of a substance from an area of high concentration to a area of low concentration
- 7. a single cell with a tough skin that fungi use to spread
- 9. muscles or glands that put the messages into effect
- 12. a nerve cell
- 15. the system controlling involuntary actions such as the heartbeat
- 17. a pathogen about 100 times smaller than a bacterium
- 18. special cells that detect stimuli
- 20. a viral disease that causes a rash
- 21. branches from the cell body that receive messages from other neurons
- 25. a nerve fibre that sends nerve impulses away from the cell body
- 26. all the chemical reactions occurring in the cells
- 28. the chemical store of glucose in the liver and muscles
- 29. The lower half of the brainstem
- 30. A substance that speeds up the reaction without being used up in the process
Down
- 1. an organism that causes disease
- 2. spread by mosquitos
- 4. the nerve pathway operating in a reflex action
- 5. a chemical message released at the end of a axon to be received by the next neurones dendrites
- 8. the nerve that carries messages to the brain from the retina at the back of the eye
- 10. The insulating layer that covers a neurone
- 11. the system in your body that fights the infection
- 13. the common name for the hormone epinephrine
- 14. the electrical message carried by a nerve cell
- 16. the organism a parasite lives in
- 19. a infection in the hair, skin or nails
- 22. any factor that stimulates a receptor and brings about a response
- 23. the part of the neurone that contains the nucleaus
- 24. a chemical that causes your body to react if it had encounted a pathogen
- 27. a cell that viruses have invaded
