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