Nervous System

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (6)
  2. 5. A cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses (6)
  3. 6. The opening in the center of the iris that lets light into the eye. (5)
  4. 8. That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers (5)
  5. 9. One of the four basic taste sensations (5)
  6. 10. Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three (4)
  7. 11. A bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects (8)
  8. 13. The taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth (4)
  9. 14. The sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells (13)
  10. 16. An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus (6)

Down

  1. 2. Either of the passages in the outer ___ from the auricle to the tympanic membrane (8)
  2. 3. The cranial ___ that serves the retina (10)
  3. 4. A distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively (9)
  4. 7. Curved glass that bends light in glasses and cameras (4)
  5. 12. The membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound (7)
  6. 15. A dish served as the last course of a meal (5)