The Nervous System Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• cerebrum : the largest part of the brain
• sensory neurons : neurons that carry impulses toward the spinal chord and brain
• motor neurons : neurons that carry impulses from the brain or spinal cord to other organs and cause muscles to contract
• cerebellum : the part of the brain that controls balance movement, posture, movement and coordination
• synapse : the space between 2 neurons where electrical and chemical signals jump from neuron to neuron
• cell body : the main part of a neuron
• spinal cord : the structure that carries messages between the brain and other parts of the body
• brain : the main control center of the nervous system that is protected by the skull
• neurons : nerve cells that carry messages through the body
• nervous system : the system of the body that controls the actions, emotions, thoughts, memories, sensations, and senses
• dendrites : the many short strands branching out from a neuron that carry message to the cell body
• medulla : the part of the brain that controls breathing, heartbeat, and other functions necessary for life
• association neurons : neurons that serve as links between the sensory neurons and the motor neurons
• reflex : an automatic action that does not involve the brain
• impulse : a message that travels through a neuron
• stimuli : events or conditions that cause a living thing to react