My Crossword Maker Logo
Powered by BrightSprout
Save Status:
or to save your progress. The page will not refresh.
Controls:
SPACEBAR SWITCHES TYPING DIRECTION
Answer Key:
Edit a Copy:
Make Your Own:
Crucigrama Sopa de Letras Hoja de Trabajo
Calificar este Puzzle:
Log in or sign up to rate this puzzle.

Nervous System

Horizontales
a junction between two nerve cells, consisting of a minute gap across which impulses pass by diffusion of a neurotransmitter
a single afferent neuron and all sensory receptors associated with it
branches that extend from the cell body of a neuron and receive information from other neurons
large changes in the membrane potential of excitable cells in which the inside of the cell becomes positive relative to the outside; function in transmitting information over long distances in axons
a protein that utilizes ATP to actively transport sodium ions out of the cell and potassium ions into the cell against their electrochemical gradients
any method of protein-mediated transport of molecules across a membrane that requires the use of energy
portion of the central nervous system that resides in the cranium
compound that serves as the primary direct energy source for cell activities
In an excitable cell, the critical value of the membrane potential to which the cell must be depolarized in order to trigger an action potential
neurons located entirely in the central nervous system, account for 99% of all neurons in the body
Verticales
chemical messenger released from the axon terminal of a neuron
a type of muscle that is generally connected to a bone
the voltage that exists across a cell membrane when the cell is not transmitting electrical signals, polarity is such that the inside of the cell is negative with respect to the outside
the passive movement of molecules from one location to another as a result of their own thermal motion
Detector of stimuli
efferent neuron of the somatic nervous system that synapses on skeletal muscle cells; originates in the spinal cord ventral horn or in analogous structures in the brainstem
K+
Na+
a branch that extends from the cell body of a neuron and sends information to other neurons or effector cells via action potentials and release of neurotransmitter.