Body vocabulary cross word puzzle
Across
- 4. A specialized nerve cell that carries electrical messages, or impulses, throughout the body.
- 5. The internal framework of bones and cartilage that supports the body.
- 6. The part that protects the brain
- 7. A tissue composed of fibers that contract and relax to create movement.
- 8. muscle The specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart that pumps blood.
- 10. muscle A muscle that you can control and move by choice, like the muscles in your arms and legs.
- 14. cord The bundle of nerves that extends from the brain down the back and is protected by the vertebrae.
- 15. The main organ of the nervous system that controls all body functions.
Down
- 1. muscle Voluntary muscles attached to bones that allow for conscious movement, such as walking or running.
- 2. A bundle of neurons that transmits impulses.
- 3. muscle
- 9. A place where two or more bones meet, which allows for movement
- 11. A tough cord of tissue that attaches muscle to bone.
- 12. The bones of the chest that protect the heart and lungs.
- 13. Nervous System (CNS): Composed of the brain and spinal cord, it processes and transfers information.
- 14. muscle Involuntary muscles that control movement in the internal organs, like the stomach and blood vessels.