Nervous System Crossword

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  1. 4. Part of the brain that processes the information necessary to complete complex cognitive tasks
  2. 6. The nervous system allows the body to detect changes in its external environment via _____ (touch, taste, smell, sight, hearing)
  3. 7. The bony structures that make up the spinal cord
  4. 8. Nervous system that engages the body's fight or flight response
  5. 13. A series of vertebrae from skull to lower back
  6. 14. Bundles of fibers that transmit impulses
  7. 15. Nervous system that signals the body to conserve energy
  8. 16. Nervous system that allows the body to perform involuntary actions
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  1. 1. Part of the brain that is connected to the spinal cord
  2. 2. The nervous system allows the body to detect changes in its internal environment when it is not maintaining ______________
  3. 3. Nervous system that allows the body to perform voluntary actions
  4. 5. Fundamental units of the brain and nervous system
  5. 9. The organ inside the skull that controls an organism
  6. 10. Part of the brain responsible for muscular movement, respiratory rhythm, heart rate, blood pressure, sleep, and staying alert while awake.
  7. 11. Nervous system made up of the brain and spinal cord
  8. 12. Nervous system made up of nerves