Nervous System
Across
- 2. What is the term for the nervous system function that controls both voluntary movements of skeletal muscles and involuntary movements of smooth muscles?
- 6. what is the term for the process in which nerves detect stimuli from the internal and external environment and send this information to the brain and spinal cord?
- 7. What term describes the nervous system functions that are the basis for thought,memory,learning,and emotions?
- 8. what is the term for the process in which the central nervous system processes sensory signals interprets them and decides on an appropriate response?
- 9. What term describes the rapid involuntary reactions to stimuli like putting your hand away from a hot object where the signal bypasses the brain for a faster response?
Down
- 1. What is the term for the process where the brain and spinal cord send commands to muscles and glands causing movement or secretion?
- 3. what is the term for the electrical and chemical signals transmitted by neurons to communicate throughout the body?
- 4. What term describes the process where the nervous system receives information from the environment and and body processes it in the brain and sends commands to muscles and glands to produces a response?
- 5. What is the term for the nervous system function that regulates automatic body functions like heart rate,breathing,digestion,and sweating without conscious effort?