Natalia crossword puzzle

2. – Passes messages between the body and the brain; helps with senses like touch and sight.
6. – The part of the brain that includes the thalamus and hypothalamus; it helps control emotions and body functions.
9. – Hollow spaces in the brain that produce and hold cerebrospinal fluid.
10. nervous system – Controls voluntary movements of the body, like moving your arms or legs.
13. – The control center of the body that helps you think, feel, and move.
14. – A part of the brainstem that helps control breathing and connects different parts of the brain.
15. system – The body’s communication network made up of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
17. – The part of the autonomic system that calms the body after stress
19. – Refers to the clear fluid that surrounds and protects the brain and spinal cord.
22. – The part of the autonomic system that prepares the body for action or stress (“fight or flight”).

1. oblongata – Controls vital functions like breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure.
3. – The protective layers that cover the brain and spinal cord.
4. nervous system – Made up of the brain and spinal cord; it controls most body and mind functions.
5. – Controls the hunger, thirst, sleep, and body temperature.
7. – A nerve cell that sends and receives messages in the body.
8. nervous system – All the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord that connect the body to the central nervous system
11. – The part of the brain that helps with balance and coordination.
12. – Helps control eye movement and processes sounds and sights.
16. cord – A long bundle of nerves inside the spine that carries messages between the brain and body.
18. – Bundles of fibers that carry messages between the brain, spinal cord, and body.
20. nervous system – Controls body functions you don’t think about, like breathing and heartbeat.
21. – The largest part of the brain that controls thinking, memory, and voluntary movement.