Nervous System Vocabulary

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