Circulatory System and Nervous System Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• pericardium: the double-layered membrane surrounding the heart
• cerebellum: the part of the brain that maintains the balance of the body and coordinates voluntary activities
• septum: the muscular wall that divides the heart into its left and right halves
• ventricles: the ‘distributing chambers’ of the heart
• reflex arc: the shortest pathway of a nerve impulse from a receptor to the effector
• cranial nerves: the nerves emerging from the brain are collectively known as
• capillaries: the principal sites for the exchange of oxygen, carbon dioxide and nutrients between blood and body tissue
• coronary artery: the blood vessel that distributes oxygenated blood to the walls of the heart
• antigens: the different blood groups are differentiated based on-
• synapse: the small junction between the axon endings of one neuron and the dendrites of the adjacent neuron