Unit 1 - AOS2

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Across
  1. 5. area – The brain region responsible for understanding speech and processing the meaning of sounds.
  2. 8. nervous system Consists of the brain and spinal cord and integrates and coordinates sensory information while initiating motor responses.
Down
  1. 1. of Ranvier – Gaps between segments of myelin along an axon.
  2. 2. reflex An involuntary, automatic and unconscious response to certain stimuli that helps reduce damage to the body.
  3. 3. motor cortex – The part of the brain that sends neural messages to skeletal muscles to initiate voluntary movement.
  4. 4. nervous system The entire network of nerves located outside the CNS that transmits information to and from the CNS.
  5. 6. – A white, fatty substance that coats the axon and speeds up neural transmission.
  6. 7. neurons – Nerve cells that carry messages from the brain to muscles, organs and glands to stimulate activity.