Nerves and muscles

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Across
  1. 2. Specialized cells transmitting signals throughout the nervous system.
  2. 5. Long, cylindrical cell found in muscle tissue responsible for contraction.
  3. 6. Command center of the nervous system, responsible for processing information and controlling body functions.
  4. 9. Basic unit of the nervous system responsible for transmitting electrical signals.
  5. 11. Thread-like structures within muscle cells responsible for contraction.
Down
  1. 1. Long, thin bundle of nerves that extends from the base of the brain down through the vertebral column.
  2. 3. Flexible material found throughout the body, supporting organs and connecting structures.
  3. 4. nerves Nerves responsible for transmitting signals from sensory organs to the brain.
  4. 7. impulses Rapid transmission of signals through the nervous system, facilitating communication between neurons.
  5. 8. Connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone.
  6. 10. system Part of the nervous system controlling voluntary movement.