Functions of the Nervous System

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Across
  1. 3. a collection of nerve fibers
  2. 6. neurons that transmet signals to the CNS from the senses of sight, hearing, taste, touch, smell and pain
  3. 7. neurons that control involuntary body functions such as digestion and heart rate; keeps all the body's functions in balance
  4. 11. neurons which stimulate skeletal muscles and control voluntary movements of the body such as walking, talking and writing
Down
  1. 1. the brain and spinal cord; responds to all messages coming from the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
  2. 2. relay signals between neurons and are responsible for processing information by the brain: relays signals from place to place in the CNS
  3. 4. neurons that relay signals from the Central Nervous System to other parts of the body
  4. 5. all parts of the nervous system except for the brain and spinal cord; connects all parts of the body to the spinal cord
  5. 8. specialized nerve cells that transfer electrical messages throughout the body
  6. 9. electrical messages that neurons transfer throughout the body
  7. 10. a collection of axons bundled together through which impulses travel between the Central Nervous System (CNS) and other parts of the body