Neuroscience Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• chemoreceptors : sensitive to chemical concentrations in the blood.
• postganglionic : the type of neuron in the parasympathetic system that secretes acetylcholine
• parasympathetic : the nervous system that uses a two-neuron pathway from the spinal cord to the effectors.
• memory system : activated limbic areas can produce autonomic responses
• thalamus : visceral information is projected mainly to the memory system, which is a collection of cerebral areas involved in emotion, mood, and motivation.
• vasoconstriction : in the skin and gut increases blood flow to active muscles.
• adrenergic : receptors that bind norepinephrine or epinephrine are called _ receptors.
• cholinergic : acetylcholine
• nociceptors : respond to stretch and ischemia.
• pons : functions of the _ include respiration
• hypothalamus : influences cardiorespiratory, metabolic, water reabsorption, and digestive activity by acting on the pituitary gland, control centers in the brainstem, and spinal cord.
• mechanoreceptors : respond to pressure and to stretch
• postganglionic : norepinephrine is the transmitter released by most sympathetic _ neurons.
• thermoreceptors : respond to very small changes in the temperature of circulating blood (hypothalamus); respond to external temperature changes
• medulla : functions of the _ include heart rate, respiration, vasoconstriction, and vasodilation