Neuro Crossword - Spring 2016

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Across
  1. 2. homeostatic system which regulates neural or hormonal release in controlled amounts
  2. 5. maintains homeostasis by acting on endocrine system and ANS
  3. 9. ceaseless, involuntary, jerky movements; associated with Huntington's disease
  4. 12. connects the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus via blood vessels
  5. 13. includes 5 pathways of voluntary motor movement
  6. 14. made up of caudate nucleus, putamen, globus pallidus, substantia nigra, and subthalamic nucleus.
  7. 17. improper measuring of distance of motor acts; cerebellar disorder
  8. 18. abnormal muscle tone resulting in random, slow movement; may be painful
  9. 20. Stress hormone; releases glucose in bloodstream, increases blood pressure, diabetes, hippocampus damage
  10. 22. ability to make antagonistic movements in quick succession
  11. 23. PREganglionic neurotransmitter of sympathetic NS; PRE-and POSTganglionic of parasympathetic NS
  12. 24. symptom of brain damage resulting in slowing of movements, loss of motor ability, rigidity (e.g. Parkinson's)
  13. 25. regulatory behaviors such as reproduction, eating, and drinking
  14. 26. connects structures of brainstem with parts of limbic system, basal ganglia, and frontal cortex
  15. 27. form of dysarthria which includes difficulty with motor planning although muscles are functioning normally
  16. 28. collection of nerve cells in the PNS
Down
  1. 1. connects the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus via axons
  2. 3. cerebellar lobe which controls and maintains balance and eye movements and receives input from vestibular system
  3. 4. part of ANS which prepares for rest and digestion; reverses alarm response
  4. 6. the coordinated, controlled movement of muscles or other structures
  5. 7. set of mental skills controlled by frontal lobe (e.g., planning, decision-making, emotional control)
  6. 8. function like neurotransmitters but are outside of the CNS in the bloodstream, flowing to target organs
  7. 10. behaviors neither required to meet basic survival needs nor controlled by homeostatic mechanisms
  8. 11. behavior motivated by an organism's survival; controlled by homeostatic mechanisms (e.g., body temp, salt level)
  9. 15. abnormal, uncoordinated movements affecting walking, speaking, writing, swallowing; staggering gait
  10. 16. symptom of brain damage resulting in excessive involuntary movements (e.g. Tourette's)
  11. 19. POSTganglionic neurotransmitter of the sympathetic nervous system
  12. 21. part of ANS which arouses the body for action and fight-or-flight response