Across
- 3. below bones, membranes of connective tissue
- 5. includes "fight or flight" responses
- 9. progressive deconstruction of myelin sheaths
- 11. a gap between the axon of the neuron and another cell
- 14. transmits information from the sense towards the brain
- 15. support neurons by regulating their surrounding environment
- 18. receive incoming signals
- 19. basic units of the nervous system, able to communicate with other cells
Down
- 1. a rapid, involuntary response to a stimulus
- 2. conduct impulses away from the cell body
- 4. inflammation of the brain itself
- 6. includes "rest and digest" responses
- 7. controls many aspects of internal homeostasis
- 8. integrates sensory information and motor commands
- 10. thin pads of lipids that serve as electrical insulation
- 12. the longest region, controlling conscious thought, complex movements, and memory
- 13. eye muscles in eyelid
- 16. transmits commands to the muscles and glands from the brain
- 17. poison made from frog skin and causes paralysis
- 20. occurs when a blood clot of ruptured blood vessel interrupts blood flow to the brain