Nervous System Crossword (Ch. 11 & 12)

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