ACROSS 1. Composed of the brain and spinal cord (3 words). [hint] 8. Contains photoreceptors; on the inner posterior portion of eye. [hint] 9. "Inside the mouth" 11. Electrical brain activity recorded with scalp or brain electrodes (abbreviation).[hint] 13. Necessary for hearing. 15. Cell body. [hint] 17. Neurotransmitter in brain, spinal cord and peripheral nervous system (abbreviation). [hint] 18. Outermost layer of meninges. [hint] 19. Neurotransmitter lacking in patients with Parkinson's disease. 21. Supportive cells of the nervous system; "glue". [hint] 22. Nerve cell. [hint] 23. Photoreceptor that is not used for color vision. [hint] 24. Photoreceptor that is used for color vision. [hint] 26. The sense of hearing. 29. Opposite of "Yes" 30. Junction between two neurons. [hint] DOWN 1. In the brain, it is the outermost layer of the gray matter. 2. The fifth cranial nerve. [hint] 3. The middle layer of the meninges. [hint] 4. The part of the cell containing chromosomes. 5. Period of sleep when dreams occur (abbreviation). [hint] 6. The second cranial nerve. [hint] 7. Fat-like substance that surrounds some axons. [hint] 10. The first cranial nerve. [hint] 12. Fluid that fills the ventricles (abbreviation). [hint] 14. Part of neuron that takes information TO the cell body. [hint] 16. Short for "mother". 18. Electrical brain activity between 2 and 4 Hz. [hint] 20. Part of neuron that takes information AWAY from the cell body. [hint] 22. A short written letter. 24. Abbreviation for 1 across. 25. Organ for vision. 27. Opposite of "off". 28. Opposite of "yes".
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