The Nervous System Crossword

Carry impulses to the brain and spinal cord
Carry impulses away from the brain and spinal cord
This system is voluntary in nature. These nerves collect information from and return instructions to the skin, muscles and joints
The basic unit of the nervous system
The cells that provide supportive function
Projections from the cell body, receive neural impluses
A slender elongated projection that carries the neural impulse toward the next neuron
A substance produced by the Schwann cells that coats the axons in the peripheral nervous system
The outer cell membrane of the Schwann cell
The neurotransmitter is released from the cell to travel across the space between these terminal fibers and the dendrites of the next cell
Connects neurons and blood vessels and form a structure
Prevents or slows the passage of some drugs and disease-causing organisms to the CNS
Extends from the medulla oblongata to the first lumbar vertebra
One of the most complex organs of the body
The surfaces of the hemispheres are covered with gray matter
Contains the function of speech and the motor area that controls voluntary movement on the contralateral side of the body
The thick band of nerve fibers that joins the two hemispheres of the cerebrum
Contain the auditory and olfactory areas, and are where sequencing and memory occur
Responsible for empathy, interceptive awareness, and cognition
Control the sensations of touch and taste, and also control spatial perception
Responsible for vision
Connects the pons and cerebellum with the hemispheres of the cerebrum
Serves as a bridge between the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum
Functions in the physiological response to stress
Lowest part of the brainstem. Regulates heart rate, blood pressure and breathing
Coordinates voluntary movement but is involuntary in its function
The tough fibrous outer covering of the meninges
The structure responsible for our sense of smell
Skin surface areas supplied by a single afferent spinal nerve
Perform an active protective function by engulfing and ingesting infectious organisms
Line the ventricles of the brain and produce cerebrospinal fluid
The 31 pairs of spinal nerves emerge from the spinal cord
Small, rounded structures that participate in the ability to recognize people, places and objects that are stored in memory
The basic unit of the nervous system is
Consists of nerves that regulate involuntary function such as cardiac or smooth muscle
A clear fluid that protects the brain and spinal cord and removes any waste products and monitors for internal change
Spinal cord is composed of
Composed of the brain and spinal cord. It connects the sensory and motor neurons
Composed of the nerves that extend from the brain and spinal cord to the tissues of the body
Mostly involuntary functions are controlled by this system. Involuntary muscles like the heart, glands and organs