Nervous system
Across
- 3. Electrical signal traveling down a neuron
- 5. Neuron that carries commands from the brain to muscles
- 8. Part of the neuron that receives signals
- 9. Fight or flight division of the nervous system
- 10. Space where two neurons communicate
- 12. When the neuron returns to resting charge
- 15. Normal electrical charge of a resting neuron
- 17. Rest and digest division of the nervous system
- 19. Division that controls voluntary muscle movement
- 21. Pump that moves sodium and potassium across the membrane
- 22. A nerve cell that sends messages in the body
- 24. Neuron that carries information to the brain
Down
- 1. When the neuron becomes more positive
- 2. Receptor used for tasting food
- 4. Structure in the ear used for hearing
- 6. Chemical released to pass signals between neurons
- 7. Fatty covering that speeds up nerve signals
- 11. Light detecting cell in the eye
- 13. Minimum signal needed to start a nerve impulse
- 14. Small local change in electrical charge
- 16. Cells that support and protect neurons
- 18. Long part of a neuron that sends signals away
- 20. Division that controls automatic body functions
- 23. Related to the sense of smell