Across
- 3. the largest part of the brain; consists of right and left cerebral hemispheres
- 5. a white, fatty lipid substance
- 7. the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord
- 9. grey area of the central nervous system, contains unmyelinated nerve fibers and nerve cell bodies
- 10. part of the hindbrain; involved in producing smoothly coordinated skeletal muscle activity
- 11. nerve fibers that carry impulses away from the cell body
- 13. the 12 pairs of nerves that arise from the brain
Down
- 1. carrying away or away from
- 2. nerve fibers that carry impulses toward the cell body
- 4. white substance of the central nervous system, the myelinated nerve fibers
- 6. the region of communication between neurons
- 8. the portion of the brain consisting of the medulla, pons, and midbrain
- 12. carrying to or toward a center