Across
- 2. The spinal cord extends from the brain to the lower back.
- 6. The Somatic NS has a sensory function and a ______ function
- 9. Most of the time in our lives, our parasympathetic NS is:
- 11. A neural _______ comprises of one or more circuits of interconnected neurons
- 13. This nervous system carries messages to and from the Peripheral N.s.
- 14. The ANS is called 'autonomous' because many of the organs are ___ regulating
- 15. The extension of a neuron that detects and receives information from other neurons is the:
- 18. The difference between conscious and unconscious responses is the involvement of:
- 19. The Parasympathetic NS tries to return our body to a state of
- 21. The activation of the Sympathetic NS would cause your pupils to _______
- 22. Sensory information is also called _______ information
- 23. The Peripheral NS is made up of _____ of the nerves outside the CNS
- 24. In a spinal injury, the _____ the injury, the more nerve connections disturbed
Down
- 1. This is a white, fatty substance that insulates the axon
- 3. The activation of the Sympathetic NS would cause your bladder to _______
- 4. The PNS divides into two sections, the autonomic and the ____
- 5. When learning, it is possible to _____ new neurons
- 7. You writing the answers to this crossword is an example of a ____ response
- 8. The activation of the Sympathetic NS would cause your sweat glands to ____ production
- 10. This is a network of cells that processes, analyses and responds to information
- 12. This is a subdivision of the PNS that connects the CNS to internal organs such as the heart.
- 14. This is the nervous system that prepares the body for action
- 16. The branches at the end of an axon is known as Axon ________
- 17. Often reflexive responses help us avoid ______
- 18. ______ tracts carry sensory information up to the brain in the Spinal Cord
- 20. The spinal ______ is initiated by the spinal cord without involvement of the brain