This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Human Body Systems has 21 clues. Answers range from 3 to 17 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Information that your body receives and might act upon
A structure or organ that can detect a stimulus
The sense that tells you about light and colour
The organ that can detect light and colour
The sense that tells you about vibrations in the air
The organ that lets you detect vibrations in the air (sound)
The sense that lets you recognise different flavours
The organ that lets you detect taste
The sense that lets you interpret different molecules in the air
The organ that lets you detect smell
The sense that lets you recognise pressure, temperature and pain
The organ that lets you detect touch
The type of cell that lets our body send messages quickly
The scientific word for a nerve cell
The large central part of a nerve cell, where the nucleus is
The long part of a nerve that carries the message away from the cell body
The fatty layer on an axon that helps to speed up a message
Nerve endings that branch out from the cell body and receive information
The area in which information moves from one neuron to the next
The chemicals that nerve use to send messages between each other
An involuntary and almost instant reaction to a stimulus