Chapter 4 - Brain and Nerves
Across
- 2. the largest part of the brain
- 4. type of nerve that transmits sensory information
- 9. regulates the body’s temperature and causes you to sweat
- 13. most important part of the body’s nervous system
- 14. the brain and _____ cord make up the central nervous system
- 15. type of nerve projections that receives information and transmits it to the neuron body
- 16. protect the spinal cord and are part of the spinal column
- 17. the two halves of the cerebrum
- 21. type of nerve that transmits information for movement
- 22. protective cushioning fluid around the spinal cord
- 25. name for nerve bundles of special cells
- 27. cerebral lobe that processes visual information
- 30. the spinal cord runs down the spinal _____.
Down
- 1. cerebral lobe that is responsible for decision making, judgement, movement, and mood
- 3. St. _______ is the patroness of those with nervous-system disease and mental disorders
- 5. number of cerebral lobes
- 6. the brain weighs how many pounds?
- 7. _____ matter is composed of axons
- 8. cerebral lobe that controls sensory reception
- 10. three layers of protective tissues around the spinal cord
- 11. there are how many nerves in the brain?
- 12. number of cranial nerves
- 18. regulates the body’s hormones
- 19. the connections or pathways between nerve cells
- 20. Part of the brain primarily responsible for balance and muscle coordination
- 23. type of nerve projection that transmits information away from the neuron to pass over a synapse to another neuron
- 24. a system that sends messages from all parts of the body to the brain and from the brain to the body
- 26. the brain is protected by the bones of the _____, meninges, and cerebrospinal fluid
- 28. the outer layer of the cerebrum is the _______ cortex
- 29. cerebral lobe that regulates memory, hearing, and language processing