psych 12 crossword puzzle

1. forms a junction between two or more neurons and helps nerve impulse pass from one neuron to the other.
6. a compound which occurs throughout the nervous system, in which it functions as a neurotransmitter.
9. the key hormone that stabilizes our mood, feelings of well-being, and happiness.
11. relaying sensory and motor signals, as well as regulation of consciousness and alertness.
13. natural occurring amino acid that works as a neurotransmitter in your brain. Attaches to a protein and gives it the "calming effect" helps with feelings of anxiety and fear.

2. voluntary movement, expressive language and for managing higher level executive functions.
3. peptides which activate the body's opiate receptors, causing analgesic effect. " feel good " effect.
4. learning and memory
5. provides support and protection to the neurons/nervous system, maintains homeostasis cleans up debris forming the myelin sheath.
7. the brain networking system responsible for controlling emotional drives and memory formation.
8. a neurotransmitter. Our body makes it and out nervous system uses it to send messages between nerve cells. Plays a role in how we feel pleasure.
10. processes sensory information it receives from the outside world, mainly relating to touch, taste, and temperature.
12. the body of an organism
14. region of the brain primarily associated with emotional processes anger/ fear