Neuroscience Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. the major nerve supplying the ocular and extraocular muscles
  2. 4. the internal awareness of range and direction of motion of limbs
  3. 6. large tracts of white matter traveling to the same place in the CNS
  4. 10. the white matter tract originating from the red nucleus in the midbrain
  5. 13. primary crossover point for sensory and motor information
  6. 14. the 3 layers of protective membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord
  7. 16. the triangular space where the medulla, pons, and cerebellum intersect
  8. 18. fatty protective covering around axon
  9. 19. The spinal cord is ____ to the organization in the cerebrum with grey matter on the outside and white matter on the inside.
  10. 21. inhibitory change of ions inside nerve cells moving towards a more negative charge
  11. 22. the posterior border of the frontal lobe and the anterior border of the parietal lobe
  12. 24. symptoms that completely resolve
  13. 25. the white matter tracts in the spinal cord carrying motor information
Down
  1. 2. contain vesicles of neurotransmitters
  2. 3. creases and convolutions on the surface of the cerebellum
  3. 5. most numerous of neuron types
  4. 7. large bulging masses of white matter on anterior surface of the pons
  5. 8. separates the cerebellum from the cerebral hemispheres
  6. 9. the bony vertebral column that houses the spinal cord
  7. 11. the white matter tract of the spinal cord that contains about 70% of motor fibers
  8. 12. difference in electrical charge outside vs. inside soma
  9. 15. the ability to find the light switch on the wall in a dark room
  10. 17. most numerous glial cells found in white and grey matter
  11. 20. central core portion of the midbrain that runs through all 3 structures
  12. 23. something that can interfere with an image of the body and make it difficult to read