Nervous System Crossword

Main organ of the Nervous System
Thin layer that protects the brain
Another word for skull
Type of spinal nerve
Connects the brain to the nerves in the whole body
Long fibers that lead to all parts of the body from the spinal cord
A sensory receptor for the nose
Type of sensory organ that allows you to see
The gap between the axon of one cell and the dendrit of another cell
Long fibers that carry messages away from the cell body
Branching fibers that bring messages toward the cell body
Examples are: Brain, Spinal Cord, Nerves, Neurons
Specialized structures that respond to sensory stimuli
A type of sensory receptor that lets you feel temperature
Chemical _____ carry messages across the synapse
Nerves resemble these
Sensory organ that allows you to hear
A function of the nervous system - to receive ___ from the environment
The brain sends instructions to glands to release these
The brain sends instructions to these