Nervous System

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Across
  1. 3. Region of the brain controlling higher thinking
  2. 8. Area where the optic nerves cross
  3. 9. sends commands to the muscles and glands from the brain
  4. 11. sends information from the senses to the brain
  5. 13. "Fight or Flight" responses
  6. 14. Connects the hemispheres of the brain
  7. 15. 31 segments that pass through the vertebral canal
  8. 16. Membranes of connective tissue covering the brain
  9. 17. Receive incoming signals
  10. 18. Join other neurons together
  11. 20. The gland responsible for the release of melatonin
Down
  1. 1. Largest region of the brain
  2. 2. "Rest or Digest" responses
  3. 4. Gap between the axon of the neuron and another cell
  4. 5. Attaches the spinal cord to the brain
  5. 6. Region of the brain responsible for vision
  6. 7. Basic cells of the nervous system
  7. 10. Region of the brain responsible for hearing and taste
  8. 12. Consists of the Brain and Spinal Cord
  9. 19. Rapid involuntary response