Nervous System

2. part of the eye that transmits light impulses to the optic nerve
3. basic structural unit of the nervous system
4. part of the brain responsible for reasoning, thought, memory, judgment
6. medical term for farsightedness
7. medical term for lazy eye
8. these contain taste buds
12. nervous system consists of 12 pairs of cranial nerves and 31 pairs of spinal nerves
15. consists of nerves and has 2 divisions: the somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system
17. section of brain responsible for conducting impulses between brain parts and for certain eye and auditory reflexes
19. inflammation of the brain
20. medical term for the "white" part of the eye
21. responsible for regulating heartbeat, respiration, swallowing, coughing, and blood pressure
23. colored portion of the eye that contains muscles
24. membranes that cover and protect the spinal cord and brain
25. consists of the brain and spinal cord

1. part of the brain responsible for muscle coordination, balance, posture, and muscle tone
5. fat covering that increases the rate of impulse transmission
9. part of the nervous system with 2 divisions: sympathetic and parasympathetic
10. part of the eye that bends light rays so the rays focus on the retina
11. medical term for the eardrum
13. medical term for stroke (abbreviation)
14. disturbance in voluntary muscle action and caused by brain damage
16. this transmits impulses from sound waves to the auditory nerve
18. inflammation or infection of the middle ear
22. 3 small bones that transmit sound waves from the tympanic membrane to the inner ear