The Nervous System

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Across
  1. 2. Highly specialized cells that transmit chemical and electrical information in the body.
  2. 3. Produces the myelin sheath.
  3. 5. Another name for the cell body.
  4. 7. Receive the data or signals from another neuron.
  5. 9. Transfers signals to other cells and organs.
  6. 11. Chemicals that relay signals between neurons and bodily tissues.
  7. 13. Remote control center of the cell.
  8. 14. Protects the cell.
  9. 15. An insulating layer, that forms around nerves.
  10. 16. Core section of the neuron. Contains genetic information, maintains the neuron's structure.
Down
  1. 1. Manages the body’s essential functions. Made up of the brain and spinal cord
  2. 2. Periodic gap in the insulating sheath (myelin) on the axon.
  3. 4. Nerves branch out from the brain and spinal cord, extending to the organs, muscles, and other parts of the body
  4. 6. Processing center for sensory input, using the input to elicit appropriate responses
  5. 8. Forms junctions with other cells.
  6. 10. A structure that permits a neuron to pass an electrical or chemical signal to another neuron
  7. 12. Non-neuron cells; protect neurons.