Across
- 2. consists of brain and spinal cord
- 4. hollow spaces that connect with each other
- 6. uses hands, fingers, elbows, or devices to apply pressure to acupoints on the body
- 8. nerve fibers located outside of the brain and spinal cord
- 9. contains sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system
- 11. professional who inserts fine needles into specific points on the body to relieve pain
- 14. continues down the medulla oblongata
- 16. contains both somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system
- 17. consists of 12 pairs of cranial nerves and their branches and 31 pairs of spinal nerves and their branches
- 18. doctor specializing in pain management
- 19. administers anesthesia and monitors patients before and throughout surgeries or procedures to keep them pain-free and stable
- 23. three membranes that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord
- 26. professional who treats pain and other issues, especially back and neck pain
- 28. system that coordinates every activity in the body
- 29. prepares the body to act by increasing heartrate
- 31. located between cerebrum and midbrain
- 33. studies the mind and behavior
- 34. worker who provides direct care and support to patients with mental illnesses or disabilities
- 35. counteracts the actions of the sympathetic system
- 36. section below the cerebrum and at the top of the brainstem
- 37. uses specialized equipment to record and study the patient's brain
Down
- 1. mass of nerve tissue and is well protected by the skull
- 3. use various machines to monitor a patient's nervous system
- 5. regulates the autonomaic nervous system
- 7. doctor who specializes in the nervous system
- 10. performs sleep studies to diagnose and help treat sleep disorders
- 12. section below the cerebrum.
- 13. practices a "whole-person" or holistic approach to patient care
- 15. specializes in mental health
- 16. section located below the midbrain
- 20. uses many technologies to create pictures of the inside of the body without surgery
- 21. largest and highest part of the brain
- 22. fluid that circulates continually between the ventricles
- 24. doctor who performs surgery and provides treatment for conditions affecting the nervous system
- 25. relay center and directs sensory impulses to the cerebrum
- 27. nerve
- 30. lowest part of the brainstem
- 32. helps people improve movement,manage pain,restore function after injury,illness,or disability,with hands-on techniques
