Across
- 1. Calms the body and saves energy.
- 5. Nerves outside the brain and spinal cord.
- 6. Uses thin needles to treat pain and illness
- 7. A nervous cell that sends messages.
- 9. Liquid that protects and cushions the brain and spinal cord.
- 10. Helps with balance and coordination.
- 12. Doctor that performs surgery on the brain nervous system.
- 17. Treats back, neck, and spine problems by adjusting the body.
- 18. Controls breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure.
- 20. Controls hunger, thirst, body temperatures, and hormones.
- 23. Sends messages between the brain and body.
- 24. Sends sensory messages to the brain.
- 26. Protective layer
- 29. Helps control movement and vision.
- 30. The body’s control center that thinks and sends messages.
- 31. Helps patients improve movement and strength.
- 33. Tests how nerves and muscles work.
- 34. The system that send messages throughout the body.
- 35. Controls actions you don’t think about, like breathing and heartbeat.
- 36. Spaces in the brain that holds fluid.
- 37. Carry messages between the brain and body.
- 38. Doctor that treats brain and nerve disorders.
Down
- 2. Controls voluntary movements.
- 3. Records brain activity.
- 4. The brain and spinal cord.
- 8. Nurse who gives anesthesia during procedures.
- 11. Doctor who gives medicine so patients don’t feel pain during surgery.
- 13. Studies and tests sleep problems.
- 14. A doctor who treats the whole body, including bones and muscles.
- 15. Part of the brain that helps control hormones and senses.
- 16. The largest part of the brain; controls thinking and memory.
- 19. Medical doctor who treats mental illness with medicine and therapy.
- 21. Uses pressure on the body to help reduce pain and stress.
- 22. Helps care for patients with mental health needs.
- 25. Prepares the body for stress and danger.
- 27. Takes medical images like X-rays.
- 28. Studies behavior and helps people with mental and emotional problems.
- 32. Helps control breathing and sleeping.