Enteric Nervous System Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle has 13 clues. Answers range from 4 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
Nervous system that can act independently
Neurons that lie completely with the gut wall
Neurons that are contained within the CNS
Autonomic neurons that bring signals from the CNS to the digestive system
Local reflexes that begin, are integrated, and end in the GI tract
Plexus that controls secretion by GI epithelial cells
Plexus neurons that influence motility
Digestive reflexes that are integrated in the CNS
Reflexes that originate in the brain
Reflex that begins with a stimuli such as sight, sound, smell, or thought of food
Smooth muscle and GI tract are under this type of control
Nickname of "rest and digest"
Nerve where most parasympathetic neurons to the GI tract are found
