Nervous System Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• cerebellum : the part of the brain that coordinates the actions of the muscles and helps maintain balance
• reflex : an automatic response that occurs very rapidly and without conscious control
• central nervous system : the brain and the spinal cord; the control center of the body
• brain stem : the part of the brain that controls many body functions that occur automatically
• dendrite : a threadlike extension of a neuron that carries nerve impulses toward the cell body
• neuron : a cell that carries messages through the nervous system
• nerve impulse : a message carried by a neuron
• brain : the part of the central nervous system that is located in the skull and that controls most functions in the body
• cerebrum : the part of the brain that interprets input from the senses, controls the movement of skeletal muscles, and carries out complex mental processes
• motor neuron : a neuron that sends an impulse to a muscle, causing the muscle to contract
• spinal cord : the thick column of nerve tissue that is enclosed by the vertebrae and that links the brain to most of the nerves in the peripheral nervous system
• sensory neuron : a neuron that picks up stimuli from the internal or external environment and converts each stimulus into a nerve impulse
• inter neuron : a neuron that carries nerve impulses from one neuron to another
• axon : a threadlike extension of a neuron that carries nerve impulses away from the body
• synapse : the tiny space between the tip of an axon and the next structure