This easy crossword puzzle helps kids in grades 3-5 learn about protein synthesis and DNA basics with common words and simple clues.
Human Nervous System Crossword Puzzle for ESL Learners is a medium crossword puzzle with 19 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 ESL Learners
Challenge your understanding of the human nervous system with this medium-level crossword designed for ESL learners. Includes key terms about brain parts, neuron functions, and reflex actions.
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- 1. Main organ controlling thoughts and movements
- 2. Nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord
- 3. Type of neuron that carries impulses from sense organs
- 5. Support cells that protect and nourish neurons
- 10. Part of brainstem controlling breathing and heartbeat
- 12. Bundle of fibers that transmits electrical signals
- 14. Type of neuron that carries impulses to muscles
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- 4. Brain part that controls balance and coordination
- 6. Branch-like part of a neuron that receives messages
- 7. Type of cord that connects brain to the body
- 8. Outer layer of the brain responsible for complex functions
- 9. Junction between two nerve cells where impulses pass
- 11. Protective sheath around axons speeding signal transmission
- 13. Electrical signal traveling along a nerve
- 15. Basic nerve cell that transmits signals
- 16. Long fiber that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body
- 17. Automatic response to a stimulus without conscious thought
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