Nervous System Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. responsible for automatic functions like breathing, heart rate, digestion, etc.; connects the brain to the spinal cord
  2. 5. the lobe that is responsible for processing sensory information like touch, pressure, and temperature
  3. 6. the cells that make up your nerves
  4. 7. the lobe that is responsible for interpreting what you see
  5. 8. this interior structure is responsible for relaying sensory information; pain perception
  6. 10. this is the largest part of the brain; it contains all four lobes
  7. 11. interior structure that plays a role in behaviors like hunger, thirst, sleep, and emotions
Down
  1. 1. responsible for balance, posture, and coordination
  2. 2. branch-like structure of the neuron that receives the signal from other neurons
  3. 4. this gland is responsible for producing hormones
  4. 8. the lobe that is responsible for hearing, speech, and understanding language
  5. 9. largest of the lobes, controls emotions, behavior, personality, and higher order thinking
  6. 12. another name for the cell body of a neuron