Across
- 2. : Supporting cells in nervous tissue
- 3. : Connects brain to rest of body; pathway for reflexes
- 6. : Protective fluid that cushions brain and spinal cord
- 7. : Area of the brain controlling breathing and heart rate
- 9. Gaps between Schwann cells
- 11. : Glial cells that form myelin in the CNS
- 14. : Nerve cells that transmit electrical signals
- 15. : Brain region that relays information to the cerebral cortex
- 19. Neuroglia that produce cerebrospinal fluid
Down
- 1. : Protective fatty covering that speeds nerve impulses
- 3. Type of neuron that carries information toward the CNS
- 4. : Branchlike extensions that receive signals
- 5. : Part of the brain responsible for balance and coordination
- 8. : Main control center of the body
- 10. : Part of the neuron that sends impulses away from the cell body
- 12. : Lobe of brain responsible for reasoning and movement
- 13. : Division of the PNS that controls involuntary actions
- 16. : Junction where neurons communicate
- 17. : Division of the nervous system containing brain and spinal cord
- 18. : Resting charge across the neuron membrane
