Central Nervous System

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Across
  1. 1. from the dorsal/posterior spinal cord
  2. 3. deals with muscle coordination, balance and eye/body movement coordination
  3. 6. responsible for food intake, thermal regulation, neuroendocrine system, suprachiasmatic nucleus (circadian rythm)and pineal gland
  4. 8. form myelin around axons in the PNS
  5. 12. secreted by the ependymal cells in the choroid plexus
  6. 14. deals with logic, analytic abilities, and language
  7. 15. fiber type that connects two areas on opposite sides
  8. 16. specializes in creativity and spacial perception
  9. 18. comprised of myelinated axons
  10. 20. where the right brain controls the left side of the body, for ex.
Down
  1. 2. convert plasma into cerebral spinal fluid
  2. 4. phagocytize invading organisms
  3. 5. form myelin around axons in the CNS
  4. 7. necessary for maintaining homeostasis
  5. 9. outermost portion of the cerebrum and highest level of neural processing
  6. 10. fiber type that connects two areas on the same side
  7. 11. made up partly of thalamus and hypothalamus and deals with learning, emotions, and behavior
  8. 13. mainly maintain the blood brain barrier
  9. 17. in the diencephalon responsible for sensory/motor intengration
  10. 19. from the ventral/anterior spinal cord