The Nervous System Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• actionpotential: the electrical signal that travels along a neurone.
• relayneurone: a neurone that transmits signals between other neurones.
• reflex: an automatic, involuntary response to a stimulus.
• nervoussystem: the entire network that controls and coordinates bodily functions.
• impulse: a nerve signal that travels along a neurone.
• neurone: the basic cell of the nervous system.
• motorneurone: neurone that transmits impulses from the central nervous system to effectors.
• sensoryneurone: neurone that carries impulses from sensory receptors to the central nervous system.
• brain:the command centre of the nervous system.
• synapse: the junction where neurones communicate via chemical signals.
• spinalcord:the main pathway that transmits signals between the brain and the rest of the body.