The Nervous System

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Across
  1. 1. are chemicals released by neurons that stimulate other neurons, muscles, or glands
  2. 5. skull
  3. 7. Responsible for the regulation of posture and coordination of skeletal muscle movements
  4. 9. nervous sensation (feeling)
  5. 11. site of regulation of water balance, body temperature, and metabolism
  6. 12. (the largest part of the brain)
  7. 14. is White, fatty material that covers long nerve fibers, protecting and insulating the fibers, as well as Increasing the speed of impulse transmission
  8. 15. word; phrase
  9. 16. End of the neuron releases neurotransmitters away from the cell body
Down
  1. 2. Junction or point of close contact between neurons
  2. 3. is an important relay station for afferent fibers traveling to the sensory cortex for interpretation, giving us a crude idea if the sensation we are about to feel will be pleasant or unpleasant
  3. 4. changes, occurring within or outside the body that affect nervous system functioning
  4. 6. State in which the polarity of the neuron is reversed as sodium ions rush into the neuron
  5. 8. Deep sleep
  6. 10. water
  7. 13. muscle