NueroScience Crossword

3. matter – Region of the spinal cord containing myelinated axons.
6. – Neurons that relay signals within the spinal cord, often between sensory and motor neurons.
7. – The topmost region of the spinal cord.
10. – The region of the spinal cord associated with the lower back.
12. equina – Bundle of nerve roots at the lower end of the spinal cord.
13. root – The part of the spinal cord that contains sensory neuron axons, carrying information to the spinal cord.
15. nerve – Carries motor commands from the spinal cord to muscles.
16. cord – The main pathway for communication between the brain and the rest of the body.

1. nerve – Carries sensory information to the spinal cord.
2. root – The part of the spinal cord that contains motor neuron axons that send commands from the spinal cord to muscles.
4. matter – Region of the spinal cord containing neuron cell bodies.
5. arc – The neural pathway involved in a reflex.
8. tracts – Tracts in the spinal cord that carry sensory information upward.
9. mater – The tough, outermost layer of the meninges.
11. – The part of the brainstem that is connected to the spinal cord, involved in autonomic functions.
13. tracts – Tracts in the spinal cord that carry motor commands downward.
14. medullaris – The tapered, lower end of the spinal cord.
17. mater – The delicate, innermost layer of the meninges.