Nervous System Crossword Puzzle

About the Nervous System Crossword Puzzle

This puzzle covers the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and the signals that help the body sense and respond. Look for terms such as Neuron, Synapse, Cerebellum, Reflex, and Neurotransmitter. It is suited to students reviewing human biology, classroom activities, or anyone curious about how the nervous system helps coordinate the body.

This crossword draws on 39 clues about Nervous System. Each grid uses a different handful and fits them together a new way, so press New puzzle for another whenever you finish. The answers are in the answer key when you print, and behind the Reveal button when you play.

Sample clues

• •Chemical messenger released at many muscle junctions (13 letters)
• •Control center inside the skull (5 letters)
• •Wrinkled outer layer involved in thought (6 letters)
• •Muscle or gland carrying out a command (8 letters)
• •Cluster of cell bodies outside the central nervous system (8 letters)
• •Electrical signal traveling along a nerve fiber (7 letters)
• •Insulating sheath around many nerve fibers (6 letters)
• •Rapid, automatic reaction to a trigger (6 letters)

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