Nervous system crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Human Body Systems has 18 clues. Answers range from 4 to 28 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
What transmits messages to and from the brain and spinal cord?
Which neurons carry impulses to the brain and spinal cord
Which neurons carry messages from the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body
Which neurons communicate with and connect other neurons?
What contains the nucleus?
Branched structures that receive information and transmit impulses
Transmit impulses away from the cell body
How much does the brain weigh?
What side of the brain controls the left side of the body?
What side of the brain controls the right side of the body?
What is the largest, most complex part of the brain?
What coordinates movement of the skeletal muscles?
3 inch long stalk of brain cells and fibers that connect the spinal cord to the brain
Made up of the nerves that are not in the brain and spinal cord, gathers information from inside and outside the body, and is made up of the autonomic nervous system and the somatic nervous system.
Controls involuntary functions such as digestion and heart rate
Controls reflexes and the fight or flight response
Opposes the action of the sympathetic nervous system by slowing body systems
Involves voluntary responses that are under your control
