The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)

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Across
  1. 2. nervous system: coordinates functions of cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, excretory, and reproductive systems
  2. 4. most postganglionic fibers are ____, responding to acetylcholine (ACh)
  3. 5. the second division of the autonomic nervous system; resting functions
  4. 8. membrane: contains two different ACh receptors
  5. 10. describes neurons in the parasympathetic division, which rely almost exclusively on acetylcholine
  6. 11. receptor type responding to norepinephrine (NE) or epinephrine (E)
Down
  1. 1. stimulation of this postsynaptic receptor produces longer-lasting effects
  2. 3. the first division of the autonomic nervous system; fight or flight
  3. 4. neurotransmitter in sweat glands and blood vessels of skeletal muscles
  4. 6. receptor type responding only to E
  5. 7. oxide: neurotransmitter in smooth muscles in the walls of small arteries
  6. 9. reflex: simplest function of the ANS