Muscles and nervous tissue

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Across
  1. 2. they connect spinal motor and sensory neurons
  2. 5. neurones are cells in the brain and spinal cord that allow us to move
  3. 7. neurons are the nerve cells that are activated by sensory input from the environment
  4. 8. any of the cells that hold nerve cells in place and help them work the way they should
  5. 9. occur in muscles which are attached to the skeleton
Down
  1. 1. is composed of cells that have the special ability to shorten or contract in order to produce movement of the body parts
  2. 3. a type of cell that receives and sends messages from the body to the brain and back to the body
  3. 4. is the main tissue of our nervous system
  4. 6. muscle is responsible for the contractility of the heart and, therefore, the pumping action
  5. 7. this type of a musle tissue can be described as an involuntary, non-striated muscle