Brain Crossword
Across
- 2. forms a watery cushion to protect the brain and spinal cord.
- 5. sits on top of the brain stem.
- 7. allows us to consciously move skeletal muscles.
- 12. decreased elasticity of blood vessels.
- 15. spatial map of the motor area.
- 17. a spatial map of touch receptors.
- 18. includes visual and auditory reflex centers.
- 19. houses pineal body.
- 22. excludes many potentially harmful substances from entering the brain.
- 23. processes sight.
- 24. a relay station for sensory impulses.
- 25. processes hearing.
- 26. an important autonomic nervous system center.
- 27. processes smell.
- 29. controls balance and coordination.
- 32. receives impulses from the body’s sensory receptors.
- 33. involved in the control of breathing.
- 34. the middle layer of the meninges.
Down
- 1. the outer covering of the meninges.
- 3. one-sided paralysis.
- 4. provides a two-way conduction pathway to and from the brain.
- 6. results when blood circulation to a brain area is blocked and brain tissue dies.
- 8. damage to speech center in left hemisphere.
- 9. the internal layer of the meninges.
- 10. temporary restriction of blood flow.
- 11. paired superior parts of the brain.
- 13. controls heart rate and breathing.
- 14. processes taste.
- 16. or cerebral edema can result from a potentially fatal head injury.
- 20. marked nervous tissue destruction occurs.
- 21. involved in our ability to speak.
- 28. a slight brain injury.
- 30. attaches to the spinal cord.
- 31. a tough membrane covering the brain and spinal cord.