Nervous System Crossword

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Across
  1. 5. An automatic response to a stimulus that you can't control
  2. 9. The frontal lobe controls critical thinking, imagination, and your ___________
  3. 10. The part of the brain that controls your hormones
  4. 11. A bundle of nerves protected by vertebrae
  5. 13. The space between nerve cells
  6. 14. Specialized cells that make the insulation covering nerve cells
  7. 15. This lobe of your brain processes sounds and speech
  8. 16. The __________ cortex controls voluntary movements
  9. 17. The long part of the nerve cell that sends signals towards other cells
  10. 18. This lobe of your brain processes visual information
Down
  1. 1. Connects the brain to the spinal cord and controls basic functions, like breathing
  2. 2. The brain and spinal cord make up the ___________ nervous system
  3. 3. Short branches that receive incoming signals from other nerve cells
  4. 4. A cell that carries signals from the brain to other parts of the body
  5. 6. The insulation covering some nerve cells
  6. 7. This type of neuron sends information from your senses to the brain
  7. 8. This lobe of your brain processes taste and smell
  8. 12. A bulb at the end of each nerve cell where neurotransmitters are released