The Brain

2. brain region that coordinates fundamental fuctions such as respiratory rhythm
4. autonomic nervous system section that prepares the body for physical and mental activity
8. lobe involved with processing emotion, memory, and auditory stimuli
9. a structure that allows a neuron to transmit an impulse or message to another neuron
11. the brain's ability to change and adapt as a result of experience.
12. brain region that controls temperature, reproductive functions, eating, sleeping, and the display of emotions.
14. nervous system responsible for the body's rest and digestion
16. lobe responsible for higher cognitive functions like problem solving and social interaction
18. part of the peripheral nervous system associated with voluntary control
19. nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord
20. lobes responsible for visual perception

1. chemical messengers in the body that transmits signals
3. division of the nervous system that lies outside of the central nervous system
5. outer surface of the brain associated with consciousness, thought, emotion, reasoning, language, and memory
6. part of the nervous system responsible for unconscious bodily functions
7. nerve cells that pass signals between the brain and body
10. lobe responsible for processing sensory information
13. neurons that bring information to the central nervous system
15. thick bundle of nerve fibers that connects the two brain hemispheres
17. neurons that carry information away from the central nervous system