Nervous System Crossword

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Across
  1. 5. specific food source that the central nervous system relies on
  2. 6. the pathway where motor instructions are carried towards effector organs
  3. 8. the middle layer of the meninges
  4. 9. the division of the nervous system known as "fight or flight"
  5. 12. the excitable outer membrane of the schwann cell
  6. 14. division of the nervous system that controls involuntary movement
  7. 15. innermost layer of the meninges and forms the blood-brain barrier
  8. 16. the only effector organ with voluntary control
  9. 17. generates a nerve impulse AWAY from the cell body and towards another neuron
  10. 18. conveys sensory information towards the cell body
Down
  1. 1. the pathway where sensory information is carried towards the CNS
  2. 2. division of the nervous system that contains the brain and spinal cord
  3. 3. specialized membranes within the NS to product the CNS
  4. 4. the structural and functional unit of the nervous system
  5. 6. the special sense associated with the inner ear and balance
  6. 7. the division of the nervous system known as "rest or digest"
  7. 9. division of the nervous system that controls voluntary responses
  8. 10. the supporting cells, i.e. "nerve glue", of the nervous system
  9. 11. effector organ associated with hormone production
  10. 13. allows for neurons to have faster signal transmission