Neuroscience Crossword

4. most numerous of neuron types
8. the posterior border of the frontal lobe and the anterior border of the parietal lobe
12. symptoms that completely resolve
13. difference in electrical charge outside vs. inside soma
16. primary crossover point for sensory and motor information
20. central core portion of the midbrain that runs through all 3 structures
21. the bony vertebral column that houses the spinal cord
22. the major nerve supplying the ocular and extraocular muscles
23. most numerous glial cells found in white and grey matter
24. fatty protective covering around axon
25. the 3 layers of protective membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord

1. large tracts of white matter traveling to the same place in the CNS
2. the triangular space where the medulla, pons, and cerebellum intersect
3. the white matter tract of the spinal cord that contains about 70% of motor fibers
5. The spinal cord is ____ to the organization in the cerebrum with grey matter on the outside and white matter on the inside.
6. the internal awareness of range and direction of motion of limbs
7. contain vesicles of neurotransmitters
9. large bulging masses of white matter on anterior surface of the pons
10. the white matter tracts in the spinal cord carrying motor information
11. the white matter tract originating from the red nucleus in the midbrain
14. something that can interfere with an image of the body and make it difficult to read
15. inhibitory change of ions inside nerve cells moving towards a more negative charge
17. the ability to find the light switch on the wall in a dark room
18. creases and convolutions on the surface of the cerebellum
19. separates the cerebellum from the cerebral hemispheres