Central Nervous System Anatomy

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Across
  1. 3. Communicates both sensory and motor information
  2. 7. Posterior to the frontal lobes
  3. 8. Size of a thumb; shaped similarly to a plant stem
  4. 10. Includes the Pineal Gland; regulates sleep-cycle hormones
  5. 11. Behind the forehead and sectioned off by the central sulcus
  6. 13. Posterior to the parietal lobes
  7. 16. Most inferior lobes; divided by the lateral sulci
  8. 17. Relay station for sensory and motor impulses
  9. 19. Regulates breathing
Down
  1. 1. Grooves between gyri
  2. 2. Size of a pearl; part of the autonomic nervous system
  3. 4. Curved raised areas of the brain
  4. 5. Connects the left and right hemispheres
  5. 6. Found below the occipital lobe; looks similar to the cerebrum; serves an important role in coordinating body movement
  6. 9. Regulates heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing, as well as the reflexes for coughing, sneezing, and vomiting
  7. 12. Sections off the frontal lobes
  8. 14. Composed of left and right hemispheres; largest portion of the brain
  9. 15. Major sulci arranged in the same pattern across all human brains
  10. 18. Also known as the interbrain