nervous system anatomy & physiology

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Across
  1. 2. Part of the brain anterior to the cerebellum and between the medulla and the rest of the
  2. 3. Microscopic fiber that is part of a
  3. 5. (axons) that carry electrical impulses.
  4. 7. Three protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord.
  5. 9. Main relay center of the brain
  6. 10. Posterior part of the brain that coordinates muscle movements and maintains balance.
  7. 13. and carries nervous impulse along a nerve cell.
  8. 14. Microscopic branching fiber of a nerve cell (neuron) that is the first part to receive the nervous impulse.
  9. 15. Connective and supporting tissue of an organ.
Down
  1. 1. Autonomic nerves that influence bodily functions involuntarily in times of stress.
  2. 4. Macroscopic cord-like collection of
  3. 6. Neurotransmitter chemical released at the ends of nerve cells.
  4. 8. Uppermost portion of the brainstem.
  5. 11. Posterior portion of the brain that connects the cerebrum with the spinal cord
  6. 12. Organ that receives and transmits a stimulus to sensory nerves.