Chapter 12

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Across
  1. 1. sulcus Separates frontal and parietal lobes
  2. 5. Controls autonomic functions, hormones, temperature, hunger
  3. 8. mater Innermost layer directly on the brain
  4. 9. area Motor speech production region
  5. 12. Region containing thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus
  6. 13. matter Cell bodies and unmyelinated fibers
  7. 14. Largest brain region responsible for conscious thought
  8. 16. fluid Fluid that cushions and nourishes the CNS
  9. 19. mater Middle meningeal layer
  10. 20. Three protective membranes around the brain and spinal cord
  11. 21. cortex Receives sensory information from the skin and proprioceptors
  12. 23. motor cortex Controls voluntary skeletal muscle activity
  13. 24. Brainstem region that helps regulate breathing
Down
  1. 2. Contains the pineal gland
  2. 3. nuclei Deep gray matter involved in movement regulation
  3. 4. Relay station for sensory information entering the cortex
  4. 6. Part of the brainstem involved in visual and auditory reflexes
  5. 7. cells Line ventricles and help circulate CSF
  6. 10. area Language comprehension region
  7. 11. CSF-filled spaces within the brain
  8. 14. Coordinates balance, posture, and motor coordination
  9. 15. oblongata Controls vital functions such as heart rate and breathing
  10. 17. system Emotional center of the brain
  11. 18. matter Myelinated axons in the CNS
  12. 22. callosum Large commissural tract connecting the hemispheres