Nervous System II - Divisions

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Across
  1. 4. Automatic, subconscious responses, like pulling your finger from a hot object
  2. 7. Part of autonomic system active during ordinary, peaceful conditions
  3. 8. Connects brain & spinal cord (incl. midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata (2 words, no space)
  4. 9. Nerves containing sensory & motor nerves
  5. 10. Nerves that transmit visual impulses
  6. 13. Most anterior lobe of the cerebrum
  7. 15. Nerves that serve the hips, legs, feet
  8. 17. Cerebral areas that interpret sensory experiences, memory, reasoning, verbalizing, judgement
  9. 18. Nerves branching off the Central Nervous System
  10. 19. Cerebral lobe that analyzes visual images
  11. 21. On the brain stem, it regulates heart rate, vasoconstriction, vasodilation, and breathing (2 words, no space)
  12. 23. It regulates heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, hunger, sleep, digestive functions
  13. 24. Type of sleep where dreaming occurs
  14. 25. Largest part of the brain, capable of high level thoughts & consisting of 2 hemispheres
Down
  1. 1. Part of autonomic system that prepares for energy-expending, stressful, or emergency situations
  2. 2. Interconnected cavities in the cerebral hemispheres and brain stem that hold cerebral spinal fluid & cushion the brain
  3. 3. Below the occipital lobe & behind the brainstem, it coordinates skeletal muscle activity & posture
  4. 5. Foramen (opening) at base of skull where the brain stem exits & becomes the spinal cord
  5. 6. The 3 tissues layers covering the brain
  6. 11. Cortex area controlling emotional behavior & awareness of behavioral consequences
  7. 12. Nerves that transmit auditory impulses
  8. 14. The skull cavity the brain is inside
  9. 16. Bridge of nerves connecting the cerebral hemispheres (2 words, no space)
  10. 20. Nerves that transmit smell impulses
  11. 22. Nervous system connecting the Central Nervous System to viscera, organs, glands