Nervous System Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. What we call nerve cells.
  2. 3. This sends nerve signals to other cells.
  3. 5. The control center containing the genes, which tell the nervous cell how to grow and function.
  4. 9. The _______ cortex controls the movement in your body.
  5. 10. These cover the axon in order to make nerve signals faster.
  6. 12. This part of your brain let's you understand languages and stores your memories. This is known as the ________ lobe.
Down
  1. 2. The ________ lobe let's you see (controls vision)
  2. 4. ________ Systems are made up of your brain, spinal cord, and every nerve in your body.
  3. 6. The _________ cortex controls what you feel in your body.
  4. 7. This part of your brain let's you think, plan, problem solve, and controls your behavior, emotions, and your personality. This is known as the ________ lobe.
  5. 8. The _________ lobe let's you make sense, spell, and arithmetic (logic based on knowledge).
  6. 11. An organ that not only controls everything in your body but transmits nerve signals that let's you see, hear, smell, taste, and touch.