Nervous System Vocabulary Crossword

specialized connective tissue cells that support neurons
connects the spinal cord to the peripheral structures such as the skin and skeletal muscles
the main part of the neuron
help hold nerve fibers together and produce myelin
a white, fatty substance found in the sheath around some axons
group of peripheral nerves bundled together
the division of the nervous system that includes the outlying nerves and spinal nerves
division of the nervous system that includes the brain and spinal cord
the single elongated projection of a neuron
second largest part of the human brain that helps control muscle contractions and maintain balance
a neuroglial cell that has thread-like extensions that connect to blood vessels
protective membrane covering the brain and spinal cord
thin, fibrous wrapping around each fascicle
another term for the grooves of the cerebrum
largest part of the brain made up of gray matter and white matter and functions in mental processing
another term for motor neurons
another term for the ridges, or convolutions, of the cerebrum
a group of 12 paired nerves that attach to the undersurface of the brain and conduct impulses between the brain and structures in the head, neck, and thorax
the smaller branching projections of a neuron
indentations between adjacent Schwann cells
the outer cell membrane of the Schwann cell
axons outside the CNS that are surrounded by a semented wrapping of myelin
large nucleated cells that form myelin
conduct impulses from sensory to motor neurons
a group of wrapped axons
small neuroglial cells that act as microbe eating scavengers
nerve cells
another terms for sensory neuron
transmit impulses away from the brain and spinal cord; also called efferent neurons
a thin layer of gray matter that makes up the surface of the cerebrum