Nervous System
Across
- 2. The Nerve pathway followed by a reflex action
- 3. An insulating layer that allows electrical impulses to transmit quickly and efficiently along the nerve cells
- 5. long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue, which extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem to the lumbar region of the vertebral column
- 10. Appendages of a neuron that are designed to receive communications from other cells
- 12. Organ that coordinates nervous system function in vertebrate and most invertebrate animals
- 13. Element outside the cell during the sodium-potassium electrochemical transfer
- 16. The ____ nervous system is made up of the brain and spinal cord
- 17. Also called nerve fibre, portion of a nerve cell (neuron) that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body
- 18. The fundamental units of the brain and nervous system
- 19. Endocrine gland located in the brain in charge of the release of melatonin
- 20. Brain lobe in charge of vision
Down
- 1. Endocrine gland located in the brain in charge of the release of oxytocin
- 3. the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc
- 4. ____ system, which is one of the two main parts of the brain. It contains the amygdala, among other important regions of the brain
- 6. Phylum with a spinal cord
- 7. Element inside the cell during the sodium-potassium electrochemical transfer
- 8. Brain lobe in charge to process auditory information and memory encoding
- 9. Brain lobe in charge to process information about temperature, taste, and touch
- 11. The ____ nervous system is made up of nerves
- 14. A cell that produces myelin in the axon
- 15. Brain lobe in charge of cognitive functions and vocabulary control