Nervous System

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Across
  1. 4. carry messages from the brain to other parts of the body
  2. 6. controls movement, balance and coordination
  3. 11. nerves that branch out from the spinal cord make up this system
  4. 14. made up of the brain and spinal cord
  5. 15. another word for your brain stem
Down
  1. 1. done automatically or without thinking
  2. 2. controls thinking, learning, and feeling
  3. 3. automatic responses that protect your body
  4. 5. fibers that send out nerve signals
  5. 7. where your spinal cord meets your brain
  6. 8. a thick bundle of nerves running down your spine
  7. 9. tiny branches that receive electrical signals
  8. 10. part of the cell that sends instructions to other parts of the cell
  9. 12. send messages back from the central nervous system instructing muscles and organs what to do or how to react
  10. 13. have a cell body, nucleus, axon, and dendrites