Functions of the Nervous System
Across
- 3. a collection of nerve fibers
- 6. neurons that transmet signals to the CNS from the senses of sight, hearing, taste, touch, smell and pain
- 7. neurons that control involuntary body functions such as digestion and heart rate; keeps all the body's functions in balance
- 11. neurons which stimulate skeletal muscles and control voluntary movements of the body such as walking, talking and writing
Down
- 1. the brain and spinal cord; responds to all messages coming from the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
- 2. relay signals between neurons and are responsible for processing information by the brain: relays signals from place to place in the CNS
- 4. neurons that relay signals from the Central Nervous System to other parts of the body
- 5. all parts of the nervous system except for the brain and spinal cord; connects all parts of the body to the spinal cord
- 8. specialized nerve cells that transfer electrical messages throughout the body
- 9. electrical messages that neurons transfer throughout the body
- 10. a collection of axons bundled together through which impulses travel between the Central Nervous System (CNS) and other parts of the body