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Human Nervous System Crossword Puzzle for High School is a medium crossword puzzle with 18 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 knowledge of the human nervous system with this medium-difficulty crossword puzzle for grades 9-12. Includes key terms about neurons, brain regions, and neural functions.
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- 1. Adjective relating to the connection between neurons
- 3. Protective sheath that speeds up nerve impulses
- 5. Largest part of the brain, responsible for voluntary actions
- 7. Outer layer of the brain responsible for thought and memory
- 8. Bundle of axons transmitting signals throughout the body
- 11. Brain structure that relays sensory and motor signals
- 15. Brainstem area controlling breathing and heartbeat
- 16. Type of neuron that carries information from sensory organs
- 17. Type of cell that supports and protects neurons
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- 2. Long fiber that transmits impulses away from the neuron body
- 4. Neuron that sends signals to muscles to cause movement
- 6. Brain part that controls balance and coordination
- 9. Basic functional unit of the nervous system
- 10. Branchlike extension that receives signals in a neuron
- 12. Automatic response to a stimulus without conscious thought
- 13. Junction between two neurons where signals pass
- 14. Electrical signal traveling along a neuron
- 18. Term for the cord that connects brain to body nerves
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