Nervous System

4. cord serves as the bridge between the brain and the nerves
7. controls all the activities of the body
9. gap or space between two nuerons
10. the three membranes that line the skull and vertebral canal and enclose the brain and spinal cord
11. covers the axon
12. carries nerve impulses from the skin to the brain or spinal cord
13. link up the sensory neurons to the motor nerves
16. cell body, main part of the neuron
18. largest part of the brain

1. connected to spinal cord
2. the part of the autonomic nervous system that is concerned especially with preparing the body to react to situations of stress or emergency
3. the part of the involuntary nervous system that serves to slow the heart rate, increase intestinal and glandular activity, and relax the sphincter muscles
4. carry nerve impulses from the movement or sense organs to the brain or spinal cord
5. transmits or carries messages away from the nucleus
6. carry messages from the central nervous system to the muscles
8. nerve like fibers that branch out from the cell body or nucleus
13. smallest part of the brain
14. it consists of the brain, spinal cord and the nerves
15. carry messages in and out of the body
17. the bone that protects the brain