Unit 3 Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. a brain injury in which the soft tissue of the brain hits against the skull
  2. 4. thin fibers that receive information from other neurons and send the message throughout the cell body
  3. 6. This very tiny part of the brain is vital to regulating body temperature, nutritional storage, hunger, thirst, caring for offspring, and aggression.
  4. 10. this part of the nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord.
  5. 12. the junction between the axon terminals of one neuron and the dendrites of another
  6. 13. The structure that connects the two hemispheres of the brain
  7. 15. this system regulates our internal functions and is involved in how we react to our external world.
  8. 16. a white fatty substance that insulates and protects the axon.
  9. 19. your body’s automatic response to a trigger without input from the brain: SPINAL _______
Down
  1. 2. This part of the autonomic nervous system is activated by stress
  2. 3. this brain has the ability to reorganize itself in a phenomenon known as…
  3. 5. The lower portion of the brain that is involved in many vital functions, such as heart rate and balance.
  4. 7. a railroad worker who had a major brain injury and experienced a change in his personality
  5. 8. Latin for “brain”
  6. 9. People who are described as “left-brained” are said to be…
  7. 11. People who are described as “right-brained” are said to be…
  8. 12. these neurons are nerve cells that carry information from the SENSES
  9. 14. this part of the nervous system sends messages between the central system and other parts of the body
  10. 16. these neurons are nerve cells that carry information from/to the MUSCLES and glands.
  11. 17. the cell body produces THIS to fuel the neuron’s activity
  12. 18. the acronym for the device that records the electrical activity of the brain