Ch 6 - The BRAIN - Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. controls bodily functions when a person is at rest, stimulates digestion, activating metabolism, and helping the body relax
  2. 4. refers to the capacity of the brain to change and adapt in structure and function in response to learning and experience
  3. 5. sensory neurons that carry nerve impulses from sensory stimuli toward the central nervous system and brain, carry signals to the brain and spinal cord as sensory data
  4. 7. the most anterior part of the brain, extends from the area behind the forehead back to the precentral gyrus, responsible for higher cognitive functions such as memory, emotions, impulse control, problem solving, social interaction, and motor function
  5. 12. the part of the brain that develops from the anterior section of the neural tube in the embryo, containing the cerebrum and the diencephalon
  6. 14. processes sensory information it receives from the outside world, relating to; touch, taste, and temperature
  7. 15. involved in preparing the body for stress related activities, and it slows bodily processes that are less important in emergencies such as digestion
  8. 16. the visual processing area of the brain, associated with visuospatial processing, distance and depth perception, color determination, object and face recognition, and memory formation
  9. 17. associated with higher level processes such as consciousness, thought, emotion, reasoning, language, and memory
  10. 18. the second largest lobe of the human cerebrum, associated with hearing, memory, emotion, and some aspects of language
  11. 19. the part of the nervous system comprising the sensory and motor neurons that innervate the sense organs and the skeletal muscles, as opposed to the autonomic nervous system
  12. 20. motor neurons, the nerve fibers responsible for carrying signals from the brain to the peripheral nervous system in order to initiate an action
Down
  1. 1. the small gap between two neurons
  2. 3. the posterior of three bulges that appear in the embryonic brain as it develops from the neural tube
  3. 6. chemical messengers that carries, boosts, and balances signals between neurons and target cells throughout the body
  4. 8. controls most functions of the body and mind, also consists of the brain and the spinal cord
  5. 9. the fundamental units of the brain and nervous system, the cells responsible for receiving sensory input from the external world, for sending motor commands to our muscles, and for transforming and relaying the electrical signals at every step in between
  6. 10. automatically regulates the function of body systems outside of voluntary control, designed to help clients understand their body sensations and reactions to stressful situations or events
  7. 11. a bundle of nerve fibers that connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain
  8. 13. the division of the nervous system containing all the nerves that lie outside of the central nervous system, connects the central nervous system to the organs, limbs, and skin