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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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