Nervous System Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. neurons that carry impulses from the brain or spinal cord to other organs and cause muscles to contract
  2. 5. carries messages from the central nervous system to other parts of the body
  3. 6. neurons that serve as links between the sensory neurons and the motor neurons
  4. 8. the space between two neurons where electrical and chemical signals jump from neuron to neuron
  5. 9. a single, long strand coming out of a neuron that carries messages away from the cell body
  6. 10. the part of the brain that controls balance, posture, movement, and coordination
  7. 13. the main part of a neuron
  8. 14. the many short strands branching out from a neuron that carry messages to the cell body
  9. 15. the system of the body that controls actions, emotions, thoughts, memories, sensations, and senses
  10. 16. events or conditions that cause a living thing to react
Down
  1. 1. structure that carries messages between the brain and other parts of the body
  2. 3. an automatic action that does not involve the brain
  3. 4. nerve cells that carry messages throughout the body
  4. 7. a message that travels through a neuron
  5. 8. neurons that carry impulses toward the spinal cord and brain
  6. 10. the largest part of the brain
  7. 11. the main control center of the nervous system that is protected by the skull
  8. 12. the part of the brain that controls breathing, heartbeat, and other functions necessary for life