Across
- 4. A part of the peripheral nervous system that provides the main neural connections to the internal organs.
- 7. (CNS) The portion of the nervous system that includes the brain and the spinal cord.
- 8. Referring to the five spinal segments in the upper part of the lower back.
- 9. Referring to the lowest spinal vertebra (the coccyx, or “tailbone”).
- 10. The part of the autonomic nervous system that generally prepares the body to relax and recuperate.
- 12. The part of the autonomic nervous system that generally prepares the body for action.
- 13. A nerve that transmits in- formation from the central nervous system to the muscles and glands.
- 14. Referring to the five spinal segments in the lower part of the lower back.
- 15. A part of the peripheral nervous system that supplies neural connections mostly to the skeletal muscles and sensory systems of the body. It consists of cranial nerves and spinal nerves.
Down
- 1. Referring to the 12 spinal segments below the cervical (neck) portion of the spinal cord, in the torso.
- 2. A nerve that conveys information from the body to the central nervous system.
- 3. Referring to the topmost eight segments of the spinal cord, in the neck region.
- 5. The portion of the nervous system that includes all the nerves and neurons outside the brain and spinal cord.
- 6. A collection of axons bundled together outside the central nervous system.
- 11. A nerve that is connected directly to the brain (+nerve)
- 12. A nerve that emerges from the spinal cord. (+nerve)
