Nervous System

2. ligments connect to this to bone across a joint
5. A connective tissue that is white, firm and consists of a matrix of collagen and has high concentrations of minerals
8. Nerve impulses travel from neuron to another
10. Another name for olfaction which is the sense
12. the part of the nervous system that directly controls the digestive system
14. area where two bones meet
15. Neuron part that is a single, long exntension with a branching tip and conducts impulses to a muscle or another neuron
16. Pectoral girdle supports this

1. Part of the brain controls automatic functions
3. Snail-shaped and tranduces sound into nerve impulses
4. Short, branched extensions that receive input from other neurons
6. Primary function of muscle tissue
7. tendons are bands of connective tissue that attach to this and bone (Also contracts)
9. Division of the peripheral nervous system that carries signals to voluntary muscles
11. Brain section that is responsible for homeostatic control of most organs
13. The divison of the nervous system that integrates sensory information and coordinates the body's response is the ____ nervous system