Across
- 3. The ______ nervous system that includes the brain and the spinal cord.
- 4. the long connection between neurons
- 6. this part of the system sends "input" information to the brain
- 8. once the brain receives the "input" message it must make a decision, also known as
- 9. this system controls your "fight or flight" reactions
- 12. this type of neuron has multiple dendrites
Down
- 1. these cells communicate with each other to send messages throughout the nervous system
- 2. these cells were once said to be just "supporters" of the neurons, but we now know that they play a much more vital role
- 5. the part of the nervous system that connects the central system to the rest of the body
- 7. this part of the system works to keep you calm
- 10. conducts impulses from the CNS to the skeletal system
- 11. conducts impulses from CNS to cardiac and smooth muscles