Psychology

2. Transfers electrical impulse signals from the cell body to the synapse.
4. Type of neuron.
5. Large group of nerves which runs through the centre of the spine.
7. A chemical substance which is released at the end of a nerve fibre by the arrival of a nerve impulse
9. A continuation of the spinal cord, located at the base of the brain.
10. A more or less well defined portion of an organ or gland.
11. Shaped like a football and buried in the centre of the brain
13. A highly specialized cell of the nervous system.
14. Relating to sensation or the physical senses.
17. Synonym for half.
19. An organ located in the skull.
20. The section of the nervous system that lies within the skull and spinal column.
21. An electronic device that detects, amplifies and records general patterns of electrical activity which occurs in the brain.

1. The largest and most prominent part of the brain.
3. The cell body which contains most of the cells organelles.
4. Located between the forebrain and hindbrain.
5. A reflexive action mediated by cells in the spinal cord.
6. The largest part of the forebrain.
8. Magnetic resonance imaging.
12. A bundle of nerve fibres that connect the spinal cord to the brain.
14. Sends chemical signals to distant neurons.
15. Receives electrical signals from distant neurons.
16. A neuroimaging technique that produces computer generated images of the brain structure or area.
18. One of the major divisions of the nervous system.