Neurons Vocabulary Quiz

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Across
  1. 6. Activated by sensory input from the environment.
  2. 8. The creation of new neurons in the nervous system.
  3. 9. Connect sensory and motor neurons.
  4. 10. The place where the nucleus and DNA are housed.
Down
  1. 1. Neurons communicating with each other via electrical impulses.
  2. 2. Directly control our muscles, glands, and organs throughout the body.
  3. 3. A disease that destroys neurons and their connection to the brain. Works through toxic proteins.
  4. 4. Receive signals from other neurons.
  5. 5. Releases the signals from the axon, converts electrical impulses into chemical signals.
  6. 7. The long, thin structure where action potentials are generated; the transmitting part of the neuron.