NueroScience Crossword

1. – The region of the spinal cord associated with the lower back.
5. root – The part of the spinal cord that contains motor neuron axons that send commands from the spinal cord to muscles.
7. root – The part of the spinal cord that contains sensory neuron axons, carrying information to the spinal cord.
8. mater – The tough, outermost layer of the meninges.
10. nerve – Carries sensory information to the spinal cord.
11. nerve – Carries motor commands from the spinal cord to muscles.
13. tracts – Tracts in the spinal cord that carry motor commands downward.
16. tracts – Tracts in the spinal cord that carry sensory information upward.

2. – The part of the brainstem that is connected to the spinal cord, involved in autonomic functions.
3. arc – The neural pathway involved in a reflex.
4. – Neurons that relay signals within the spinal cord, often between sensory and motor neurons.
6. equina – Bundle of nerve roots at the lower end of the spinal cord.
9. matter – Region of the spinal cord containing neuron cell bodies.
10. cord – The main pathway for communication between the brain and the rest of the body.
12. mater – The delicate, innermost layer of the meninges.
14. medullaris – The tapered, lower end of the spinal cord.
15. matter – Region of the spinal cord containing myelinated axons.
17. – The topmost region of the spinal cord.