Nervous System Crossword Puzzle

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QUESTIONS LIST:

  • nervous system: one of the smallest yet complex system.
  • brain: one of the important, largest and central organs.
  • prosencephalon: forebrain
  • telencephalon: cerebrum with basal ganglia
  • parasymphatetic: lowers heart rate, blood pressure and blood flow
  • neurons: basic structural and functional unit of the brain
  • perikaryon: cell body
  • dendrites: little trees
  • olfactory: sense of smell
  • optic: for vision, visual acuity
  • oculomotor: opening of the eyelids, constriction of the pupil, upward/downward movement of the eye
  • trochlear: oblique movement of the eye
  • trigeminal: facial sensation; mastication
  • abducens: lateral movement of the eye
  • facial: facial movement/facial expression
  • nerve: bundle of neuron fibers outside cns
  • instinct: aware of knowing something without having to discover
  • impulse: wave excitation transmitted by nerve fibers and muscle
  • spinal accessory: muscle control for trapezius and sternocleidomastoid
  • hypoglossal: tongue movement, for speaking and movement of substance