Brain Bee: Chapter 3 (Movement)

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Across
  1. 4. Junction where motor signals pass between neurons
  2. 8. Pathway that carries motor commands to muscles
  3. 9. Group of nuclei that regulate movement initiation
  4. 10. Automatic movement that does not require conscious thought
  5. 12. Neuron that directly controls muscle fibers
  6. 13. Fatty sheath that speeds motor signal transmission
  7. 14. Cell that transmits movement-related signals
  8. 15. Branch that receives incoming motor signals
Down
  1. 1. Chemical messenger released during movement signaling
  2. 2. Electrical impulse that triggers muscle movement
  3. 3. Structure that coordinates balance and fine motor control
  4. 5. Sense of body position and movement
  5. 6. Tissue that contracts to produce movement
  6. 7. Long extension that carries motor impulses away from the neuron
  7. 11. Brain region that initiates voluntary movement