Natalia crossword puzzle
Across
- 2. – Passes messages between the body and the brain; helps with senses like touch and sight.
- 6. – The part of the brain that includes the thalamus and hypothalamus; it helps control emotions and body functions.
- 9. – Hollow spaces in the brain that produce and hold cerebrospinal fluid.
- 10. nervous system – Controls voluntary movements of the body, like moving your arms or legs.
- 13. – The control center of the body that helps you think, feel, and move.
- 14. – A part of the brainstem that helps control breathing and connects different parts of the brain.
- 15. system – The body’s communication network made up of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
- 17. – The part of the autonomic system that calms the body after stress
- 19. – Refers to the clear fluid that surrounds and protects the brain and spinal cord.
- 22. – The part of the autonomic system that prepares the body for action or stress (“fight or flight”).
Down
- 1. oblongata – Controls vital functions like breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure.
- 3. – The protective layers that cover the brain and spinal cord.
- 4. nervous system – Made up of the brain and spinal cord; it controls most body and mind functions.
- 5. – Controls the hunger, thirst, sleep, and body temperature.
- 7. – A nerve cell that sends and receives messages in the body.
- 8. nervous system – All the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord that connect the body to the central nervous system
- 11. – The part of the brain that helps with balance and coordination.
- 12. – Helps control eye movement and processes sounds and sights.
- 16. cord – A long bundle of nerves inside the spine that carries messages between the brain and body.
- 18. – Bundles of fibers that carry messages between the brain, spinal cord, and body.
- 20. nervous system – Controls body functions you don’t think about, like breathing and heartbeat.
- 21. – The largest part of the brain that controls thinking, memory, and voluntary movement.