The Brain

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Across
  1. 2. - Controls balance and coordination
  2. 4. - Fatty covering that speeds up nerve signals
  3. 5. - Forms new memories
  4. 6. - Controls involuntary body functions
  5. 12. - Calms the body and conserves energy
  6. 15. - Hormone that regulates sleep cycles
  7. 18. - Processes touch and body position
  8. 20. - Involved in hearing and memory
  9. 21. - Inhibitory neurotransmitter that slows brain activity
  10. 25. - Neurotransmitter involved in reward and motivation
  11. 26. - Gland system that releases hormones into the bloodstream
  12. 30. - Excitatory neurotransmitter that increases brain activity
  13. 31. - Branch like parts of a neuron that receive messages
  14. 33. - Neurotransmitter that helps regulate mood and sleep
  15. 34. - Neurotransmitter involved in alertness and stress
  16. 35. - Natural painkillers that increase pleasure
Down
  1. 1. - All nerves outside the brain and spinal cord
  2. 3. - Sensory relay station to the cortex
  3. 7. - Hormone involved in bonding and trust
  4. 8. - Responsible for vision
  5. 9. - Hormone that signals fullness
  6. 10. - Controls voluntary muscle movement
  7. 11. - Regulates hunger thirst temperature and hormones
  8. 13. - Activates the fight or flight response
  9. 14. - A nerve cell that transmits information
  10. 16. - End of the axon that releases neurotransmitters
  11. 17. - Responsible for decision making and voluntary movement
  12. 19. - Hormone that increases hunger
  13. 22. - Hormone that increases heart rate in stressful situations
  14. 23. - Processes emotions and fear
  15. 24. - Brain and spinal cord that control the body
  16. 27. - Neurotransmitter involved in muscle movement and memory
  17. 28. - Long fiber that carries signals away from the cell body
  18. 29. - Controls basic life functions like breathing and heart rate
  19. 32. - Neurotransmitter involved in pain perception