Brain Drain
Across
- 7. (PNS) – nerves outside the brain and spinal cord
- 8. – controls automatic body actions like heartbeat and digestion
- 10. – records brain waves (EEG)
- 12. – carries messages between the brain and body
- 17. – clear fluid that protects the brain and spinal cord
- 18. – protective membranes around the brain and spinal cord
- 20. – uses needles to treat pain or illness
- 23. – gives medicine to block pain during surgery
- 25. – studies behavior and mental processes
- 28. – doctor who treats brain and nerve disorders
- 29. – controls voluntary muscle movement
- 32. – relays sensory messages to the brain
- 37. – doctor who treats the whole body
- 38. – controls body temperature, hunger, and hormones
Down
- 1. – helps care for patients with mental illness
- 2. – calms the body and conserves energy
- 3. – performs surgery on the brain and nerves
- 4. – uses pressure points to relieve pain
- 5. – tests nerve and muscle activity
- 6. – brain area that includes the thalamus and hypothalamus
- 9. – carry messages throughout the body
- 11. – studies sleep disorders
- 13. – treats spine and joint problems
- 14. – nerve cell
- 15. – controls and coordinates body activities
- 16. – thinking part of the brain
- 19. – gives anesthesia to patients
- 21. – brain and spinal cord
- 22. – takes medical images like X-rays
- 24. – controls breathing and heart rate
- 26. – helps patients regain movement
- 27. – helps control breathing and sleep
- 30. – medical doctor who treats mental illness
- 31. – controls balance and coordination
- 33. – controls eye movement and reflexes
- 34. – control center of the body
- 35. – prepares the body for stress (“fight or flight”)
- 36. – spaces in the brain that contain cerebrospinal fluid