Brain & Nervous System

Chapter 15

Click on a number in the grid to see the clue or clues for that number.
Complete the crossword, then click on "Check" to check your answer. If you are stuck, you can click on "Hint" to get a free letter.

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Across:

1. Process by which the bore of skin arterioles becomes narrower (16)
4. Rapid automatic involuntary response to a stimulus (6,6)
5. Region of the brain containing the centre that regulates body temperature (12)
6. Region of the cerebrum that receives information from the body's receptors (7,5)
8. Region of the brain responsible for balance and muscular co-ordination (10)
9. Process by which the bore of skin arterioles becomes wider (12)
10. Region of the cerebrum that sends impulses to effectors (5,5)
11. Largest part of the brain, divided into two hemispheres (8)

Down:

2. Secretion of liquid onto the skin surface from where it evaporates using the body's excess heat energy (8)
3. Structures that detect changes in body temperature (15)
7. Simple arrangement of three neurones through which a nerve impulse passes (6,3)
10. Region of the brain responsible for control of heart rate (7)