Across
- 4. specialized cells that detect changes in the body.
- 8. responsible for muscle tone, balance, posture, and muscle coordination.
- 9. disease common in the nervous system that affects muscle control, movement, and coordination.
- 10. system that sends messages to the CNS.
- 11. someone who studies the anatomy of the nervous system.
- 15. connects the brain to the spinal cord and controls automatic functions.
- 17. what happens to your body before speaking in public?
- 19. what is your nervous system trying to maintain when you sweat?
- 20. someone who studies the nervous system.
- 22. Which part of the nervous system is made up of the brain and spinal cord?
- 23. which part of the nervous system is in charge of flight or fight response?
- 24. what is the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls voluntary movement?
Down
- 1. what is the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls automatic functions?
- 2. hormone that regulates the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.
- 3. what part of the nervous system is in charge of the rest and digest response?
- 5. hormone that interacts with the sympathetic nervous system during fight or flight response
- 6. nerve cells that carry electrical messages.
- 7. someone who studies the biology of the nervous system.
- 12. the major controlling, regulatory, and communicating system in the body.
- 13. carries impulses from all parts of the brain to the body and all parts of the body to the brain.
- 14. disease common in the nervous system that affects brain function, memory, and behavior.
- 16. system that works with the nervous to identify odors.
- 18. what system does the brain work with to regulate heart rate and blood pressure?
- 21. system that provides calcium that is essential to the functioning of the nervous system.
- 25. largest part of the brain-controls memory/reasoning.