The Brain and Hormones

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 5. A drug that reduces excitability and calms a person (plural) (11)
  2. 7. Half of the terrestrial globe (10)
  3. 11. The part of the ___ continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons (9)
  4. 13. A psychoactive drug that induces ___ or altered sensory experiences (plural) (13)
  5. 15. The secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has (plural) (8)
  6. 16. The secretion of an ___ gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has (9)

Down

  1. 1. Any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings (plural) (8)
  2. 2. A basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system (12)
  3. 3. A major division of the vertebrate brain (10)
  4. 4. A catecholamine secreted by the ___ medulla in response to stress (9)
  5. 6. A drug that temporarily quickens some vital process (plural) (10)
  6. 8. The master gland of the endocrine system (9)
  7. 9. Liquid in drinks like beer and wine that adults sometimes have (7)
  8. 10. A major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to (10)
  9. 12. Infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the ___ usually caused by a bacterial (10)
  10. 14. The bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates (5)