Across
- 4. chemical messengers that are transmitted between neurons that your body needs.
- 8. this lobe is located in the back of the brain and is responsible for vision
- 9. name of the cell found in the nervous system
- 11. part of the nervous system that includes the body's nerves
- 13. part of the autonomic NS that involves our fight or flight response
- 15. this type of neurotransmitter fires messages along to neighboring neurons
- 17. this lobe is located in the front of the brain and is involved in personality, decision making and movement
- 18. part of the peripheral NS that deals with skeletal muscles
- 19. part of the peripheral NS that deals with cardiac and smooth muscles
- 20. part of the brain that coordinates voluntary muscle movements and balance
Down
- 1. part of the nervous system including the brain and spinal cord
- 2. part of the autonomic NS that involves our rest or digest response
- 3. these lobes are on the sides of the brain and is responsible for short term memory and speech
- 5. this type of neurotransmitter blocks the signal from firing
- 6. part of the brain that coordinates movement and regulates temperature
- 7. the end of an axon
- 10. this lobe identifies objects and spatial relationships
- 12. the master gland in the brain that governs the functions of other glands
- 14. where neurons communicate with each other
- 16. part of the nervous system that carries messages to and from the brain and the rest of the body