Parts of the Brain

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Across
  1. 3. lobe that registers what ears hear; helps process speech
  2. 5. hemisphere controls left side of body, speech, logic, writing, and language
  3. 6. lobe that is involved with memories, decision making, and personality
  4. 7. lobe that decodes what your eyes see
  5. 9. activating system controls alertness and body's activity level
  6. 14. brain overlaps hind and fore brain; RAS
  7. 15. located below thalamus; controls survival actions (thirst, hunger, rage, fear, body temp.)
  8. 17. cortex outer layer of brain
  9. 18. relays signals throughout the brain; also involved in sleeping and dreaming
Down
  1. 1. regulates: breathing, heart rate, blood vessel function, digestion, etc...
  2. 2. brain contains: pituitary gland, limbic system, and the cerebrum
  3. 4. lobe that involves the sense of touch/feeling/sensation
  4. 8. coordinates voluntary movements; posture, balance, coordination
  5. 10. sends messages to body and body to brain; relay switch
  6. 11. callosum bundle of nerve fibers connecting the hemispheres; allowing communication
  7. 12. hemisphere controls right side of body, spatial reasoning, art, music, and emotions
  8. 13. located in limbic system; allows us to form memories
  9. 16. brain contains the cerebellum, pons, and medulla; deep within the brain