Psych choice board #3
Across
- 2. lobe- a part of your brain that helps you use your senses to understand and respond to the world around you.
- 5. nervous system- a component of the peripheral nervous system that regulates involuntary physiologic processes including heart rate, blood pressure, respiration and digestion,
- 7. nervous system- the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord.
- 10. the fundamental units of the brain and nervous system, the cells responsible for receiving sensory input from the external world
- 13. lobe- the visual processing area of the brain
- 15. nervous system- predominates in quiet “rest and digest” conditions
- 18. neurons- are the nerve fibers responsible for bringing sensory information from the outside world into the brain.
- 19. coordinates functions that are fundamental to survival, including respiratory rhythm, motor activity, sleep, and wakefulness
- 20. lobe- It's responsible for control over many abilities, including the way you think, how you move and how you remember things.
Down
- 1. endogenous chemicals that allow neurons to communicate with each other throughout the body.
- 3. plays a central role in the processing of information related to complex cognitive activities, sensory and associative functions, and voluntary motor activities
- 4. lobe- processes your sense of touch and assembles input from your other senses into a form you can use.
- 6. flexibility and adaptability
- 8. callosum- the principal connection between the two sides of the brain.
- 9. nervous system- a subdivision of your peripheral nervous system that stretches throughout nearly every part of your body.
- 11. nervous system- a network of nerves that helps your body activate its “fight-or-flight” response.
- 12. the junction between two neurons where information is transmitted from one neuron to another.
- 14. cortex- the outer layer of your brain's surface, located on top of the cerebrum
- 16. neurons- the nerve fibers responsible for carrying signals from the brain to the peripheral nervous system in order to initiate an action
- 17. nervous system- the complex of nerve tissues that controls the activities of the body.