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Human Nervous System Crossword Puzzle for Middle School is a hard crossword puzzle with 13 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 Middle School
Challenge your understanding of the human nervous system with this hard crossword puzzle for middle school students. Features advanced terms like synapse, myelin, and cerebellum.
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- 1. Brain region coordinating voluntary movements and balance
- 2. Distorted human figure representing sensory or motor map on the cortex
- 3. Nervous system part outside the brain and spinal cord
- 5. Involuntary and nearly instantaneous movement in response to a stimulus
- 7. Branch-like extensions receiving signals from other neurons
- 8. Largest brain section responsible for sensory and motor functions
- 10. Long fiber of a neuron that carries impulses away from the cell body
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- 4. Chemical messenger transmitting signals across a synapse
- 6. Support cells in the nervous system aiding neurons and maintaining homeostasis
- 9. Structure connecting brain to spinal cord, controlling vital functions
- 11. Basic functional unit of the nervous system transmitting electrical signals
- 12. Fatty sheath that insulates axons to speed signal transmission
- 13. Junction where neurons communicate using neurotransmitters
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