chapter 13 PNS Crossword
Across
- 4. Carries sensory information from receptors toward the CNS
- 5. Nerve containing both sensory and motor fibers
- 6. Collection of neuron cell bodies located outside the CNS
- 9. Protective layer that forms the blood nerve barrier around fascicles
- 10. Matter Region composed primarily of myelinated axons for signal transmission
- 14. Plexus Network that gives rise to nerves of the upper limb
- 17. Plexus Nerve network that innervates the neck and diaphragm region
- 18. Division responsible for fight or flight responses
- 20. Root Entry point for sensory neurons into the spinal cord
- 21. Nerves that originate directly from the brain rather than spinal cord
- 23. Bundle of axons surrounded by perineurium within a nerve
- 24. Rapid involuntary response to a stimulus involving a neural pathway
- 25. Ramus Branch of spinal nerve supplying posterior body regions
- 27. Controls voluntary skeletal muscle movement
- 28. Conducts motor commands from the CNS to effectors
Down
- 1. Division responsible for rest and digest activities
- 2. Integrates information between sensory and motor pathways in the CNS
- 3. Delicate connective tissue that surrounds each individual axon
- 7. Dense outer connective tissue that encloses the entire nerve
- 8. Regulates involuntary functions like heart rate and digestion
- 11. Ramus Larger branch of spinal nerve supplying anterior body regions and limbs
- 12. Nerve that controls the diaphragm for breathing
- 13. Matter Region containing neuron cell bodies and unmyelinated fibers
- 15. Plexus Supplies nerves to the anterior thigh region
- 16. Root Exit point for motor neurons leaving the spinal cord
- 19. Plexus Network that gives rise to the sciatic nerve
- 22. Area of skin supplied by a single spinal nerve
- 26. Longest nerve in the body supplying the lower limb