Neuro Crossword - Spring 2016

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