Neuroscience Crossword

6. most numerous of neuron types
7. the white matter tract of the spinal cord that contains about 70% of motor fibers
10. difference in electrical charge outside vs. inside soma
11. central core portion of the midbrain that runs through all 3 structures
12. the 3 layers of protective membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord
13. primary crossover point for sensory and motor information
14. the posterior border of the frontal lobe and the anterior border of the parietal lobe
15. the internal awareness of range and direction of motion of limbs
17. the ability to find the light switch on the wall in a dark room
19. large tracts of white matter traveling to the same place in the CNS
20. something that can interfere with an image of the body and make it difficult to read
23. the triangular space where the medulla, pons, and cerebellum intersect
24. symptoms that completely resolve

1. inhibitory change of ions inside nerve cells moving towards a more negative charge
2. the white matter tract originating from the red nucleus in the midbrain
3. large bulging masses of white matter on anterior surface of the pons
4. The spinal cord is ____ to the organization in the cerebrum with grey matter on the outside and white matter on the inside.
5. the major nerve supplying the ocular and extraocular muscles
8. the white matter tracts in the spinal cord carrying motor information
9. contain vesicles of neurotransmitters
10. fatty protective covering around axon
16. the bony vertebral column that houses the spinal cord
18. most numerous glial cells found in white and grey matter
21. separates the cerebellum from the cerebral hemispheres
22. creases and convolutions on the surface of the cerebellum