Across
- 2. Transfers electrical impulse signals from the cell body to the synapse.
- 4. Type of neuron.
- 5. Large group of nerves which runs through the centre of the spine.
- 7. A chemical substance which is released at the end of a nerve fibre by the arrival of a nerve impulse
- 9. A continuation of the spinal cord, located at the base of the brain.
- 10. A more or less well defined portion of an organ or gland.
- 11. Shaped like a football and buried in the centre of the brain
- 13. A highly specialized cell of the nervous system.
- 14. Relating to sensation or the physical senses.
- 17. Synonym for half.
- 19. An organ located in the skull.
- 20. The section of the nervous system that lies within the skull and spinal column.
- 21. An electronic device that detects, amplifies and records general patterns of electrical activity which occurs in the brain.
Down
- 1. The largest and most prominent part of the brain.
- 3. The cell body which contains most of the cells organelles.
- 4. Located between the forebrain and hindbrain.
- 5. A reflexive action mediated by cells in the spinal cord.
- 6. The largest part of the forebrain.
- 8. Magnetic resonance imaging.
- 12. A bundle of nerve fibres that connect the spinal cord to the brain.
- 14. Sends chemical signals to distant neurons.
- 15. Receives electrical signals from distant neurons.
- 16. A neuroimaging technique that produces computer generated images of the brain structure or area.
- 18. One of the major divisions of the nervous system.
