Choice Board #3- The Brain

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Across
  1. 5. nervous system works to conserve energy and to enhance the body’s ability to recover from strenuous activity.
  2. 7. The cerebral hemisphere is connected by a band of fibers
  3. 9. neurons sensory neurons, relay messages from the sense organs
  4. 10. nervous system the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls internal biological functions
  5. 14. the chemicals released by neurons, which determine the rate at which other neurons fire
  6. 15. is concerned with organization, planning, and creative thinking.
  7. 16. nervous system nerves branching out from the spinal cord
  8. 18. is concerned with hearing, memory, emotion, and speaking.
  9. 19. the adaptability of an organism to changes in its environment or differences between its various habitats.
  10. 20. neurons motor neurons, send signals from the brain to the glands and muscles.
Down
  1. 1. the gap that exists between individual nerve cells
  2. 2. nervous system prepares the body for dealing with emergencies or strenuous activity.
  3. 3. is concerned with information from the senses from all over the body.
  4. 4. is where the visual signals are processed
  5. 6. a part of the brain that covers the brain’s central core
  6. 8. nervous system the part of the periph- eral nervous system that controls voluntary movement of skeletal muscles
  7. 11. nervous system the brain and spinal cord
  8. 12. the long, thin cells of nerve tissue along which messages travel to and from the brain
  9. 13. receive information from the skin senses and from muscles.
  10. 17. a part of the brain located at the rear base of the skull that is involved in the basic processes of life