Brain Crossword

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