Across
- 2. joint A joint that allows movement in one direction like the knee, elbow
- 5. Soft, flexible material found in joints, ears, and nose
- 6. action Quick automatic response without thinking like pulling hand away from a hot object
- 8. (Spine / Vertebral column) A chain of small bones that protects the spinal cord and helps us stand straight
- 9. Messages signals carried by nerves
- 10. Places where two bones meet, helping in movement
- 12. The framework of bones in our body
- 13. Thin threads that carry messages signals in the body
- 16. The action we take after receiving a stimulus
- 19. A break or crack in a bone
- 20. (Brain stem) The part of the brain that controls involuntary actions like breathing and heartbeat
- 21. and socket joint A joint that allows movement in all directions like shoulder, hip
- 22. The largest part of the brain; controls thinking, memory, learning, and senses
- 24. joint A joint that allows rotation like neck
- 25. cord A bundle of nerves running down the backbone that carries messages between the brain and body
- 26. Curved bones that form the ribcage and protect the heart and lungs
Down
- 1. Working together of different body parts under the control of the nervous system
- 3. system The body system that controls actions and responses
- 4. (nerve cells) Special cells that carry messages in the form of electrical signals
- 7. The part of the brain that controls balance and posture
- 11. marrow Soft tissue inside bones that makes blood cells
- 14. Hard structures that make up the skeleton and give shape
- 15. organs Organs that help us sense the world eyes, ears, nose, tongue, skin
- 17. The bony structure that protects the brain
- 18. joint A joint that does not move like in the skull
- 19. The thigh bone; the longest bone in the body
- 21. The control center of the body
- 23. Any change in the environment that makes us respond like sound, light, heat
