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Ne ura l Pro c e s s ing
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Ac ro s s
1 . junctio n be tw e e n the axo n tip o f the s e nding ne uro n
and the de ndrite o r ce ll bo dy o f the re ce iv ing ne uro n
4 . div is io n o f auto no mic ne rv o us s ys te m that aro us e s
the bo dy, mo bilizing its e ne rgy in s tre s s ful s ituatio ns
6 . bus hy, branching e xte ns io ns o f a ne uro n; re ce iv e s
me s s age s and co nducts impuls e s to w ard the ce ll bo dy
1 2 . part o f the PNS that co ntro ls the glands and the
mus cle s o f inte rnal o rgans
1 5 . co nne cts the CNS w ith mus cle s , glands , and s e ns e
o rgans
1 6 . bo dy's s pe e dy, e le ctro che mical co mmunicatio n
ne tw o rk (co ns is ts o f ne rv e ce lls fro m pe riphe ral and
ce ntral ne rv o us s ys te m)
1 7 . e nds in branching te rminal fibe rs , w he re me s s age s
pas s to o the r ne uro ns o r to mus cle s o r glands
1 8 . div is io n o f auto no mic ne rv o us s ys te m that calms the
bo dy, co ns e rv ing its e ne rgy
Dow n
2 . brie f e le ctrical charge that trav e ls do w n an axo n
3 . co mmunicate inte rnally and inte rv e ne be tw e e n the
s e ns o ry inputs and mo to r o utputs
4 . div is io n o f the PNS that co ntro ls the bo dy's s ke le tal
mus cle s
5 . auto matic re s po ns e to a s e ns o ry s timulus
7 . the brain and s pinal co rd
8 . e nable s gre ate r trans mis s io n s pe e d ne ural impuls e s
as he impuls e ho ps fro m o ne no de to the ne xt
9 . the bas ic building blo ck o f the ne rv o us s ys te m
1 0 . natural, o piate like ne uro trans mitte rs linke d to pain
co ntro l and to ple as ure
1 1 . carrie s inco ming info rmatio n fro m the s e ns o ry
re ce pto rs to the brain and s pinal co rd
1 3 . carrie s o utgo ing info rmatio n fro m the brain and
s pinal co rd to the mus cle s and glands
1 4 . ne uro trans mitte r's re abs o rptio n by the s e nding
ne uro n