Health Crossword

1. Helps regulate breathing, heart rate, and digestion/swallowing
3. The body receives an external or internal stimulus; the five senses
6. The part of nerve cells that pick up and transmit information
7. It is located in the front area of the skull and consisting of two hemispheres, left and right
9. A relay neuron
11. Largest organ of the body, outer layer of body, and helps regulate temperature
13. The sensation of flavor perceived in the mouth and throat with contact of a substance
14. Something that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue
16. The elongated fiber that extends from the cell body to the terminal endings and transmits the neural signal
17. Controls most of the function in the body; consists of two parts: brain and spinal cord
20. neuron Neurons within the nervous system responsible for converting external stimuli from the environment into internal electrical impulses

2. Conducting outward or away from somewhere; example the central nervous system
4. neuron Neuron that conveys impulses from the central nervous system to a muscle or gland
5. The part of the brain that is located in the back; its function is voluntary movements and balance
8. The nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord
10. A cell that is able to respond to things such as light, or other external stimuli
12. body The nucleus-containing the central part of a neuron but not the axon or dendrites
15. A structure that permits to pass a chemical or electrical signal to another cell
18. A cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell
19. An action that is a response to a stimulus, which is done without thought