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Human Nervous System Crossword Puzzle for High School is a medium crossword puzzle with 17 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Human Nervous System Crossword Puzzle for High School
Challenge your understanding of the human nervous system with this medium-level crossword. Perfect for high school students studying brain structures, neurons, and nerve functions.
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- 1. Adjective related to the junction between neurons
- 2. Junction where neurons communicate with each other
- 4. Neuron that transmits signals from the brain to muscles
- 5. Support cells in the nervous system that protect neurons
- 6. Brain part responsible for balance and coordination
- 8. Outer layer of the brain involved in complex thought
- 12. Electrical signal carried by nerve cells
- 14. Adjective describing the cord that connects brain to body
- 16. Long projection that carries impulses away from the neuron body
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- 3. Type of neuron that carries information to the brain
- 7. Chemical messenger released at synapses to transmit signals
- 9. Nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord
- 10. Basic cell of the nervous system that transmits signals
- 11. Branched extension of a neuron that receives signals
- 13. Brainstem region controlling vital functions like breathing
- 15. Fatty substance that insulates axons for faster impulses
- 17. Automatic response to a stimulus without conscious brain involvement
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