Down
| 1. | message transmitted along nerve cells |
| 3. | axons and dendrites (2 words) |
| 4. | nerves that carry messages from the brain to the muscles resulting in actions (2 words) |
| 5. | threadlike branches of a neuron that carry impulses toward the cell body |
| 6. | 12 pairs of peripheral nerves that branch out from the brain (2 words) |
| 9. | the covering over nerve fibers made up of living cells |
| 11. | the long, threadlike part of a neutron that transmits impulses away from the cell body |
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Across
| 2. | portion of the brain containing control centers for body’s functions and emotions; means “under the inner room” |
| 6. | part of the brain that coordinates movements and balance |
| 7. | message a nerve cell fires off due to a stimulus |
| 10. | nerves that spread to all parts of the body and are linked to the brain and spinal cord (2 words) |
| 12. | brain and spinal cord (3 words) |
| 13. | tiny pulses of electricity that move along a nerve fiber (2 words) |
| 14. | two halves of the cerebrum |
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