Across
- 4. _____ is the only leading cause of death in the top 10 in the United States that cannot be prevented, slowed or cured.
- 6. Disease A progressive brain disorder that causes uncontrollable movements, emotional problems and loss of thinking ability.
- 7. Alzheimer's predominantly affects the cerebral cortex and the ____.
- 9. Typical life expectancy after an Alzheimer’s diagnosis is about 4-____ years.
- 11. Huntington's Disease causes certain neurons in the brain to waste ___.
- 13. The Basal Ganglia are a group of brain neurons deep in the brain close to the _____.
- 17. Some experts believe things in the environment like ____ or other chemicals cause damage to nerve cells the produce dopamine.
- 18. ____ knows why the nerve cells that produce dopamine get damaged and die.
Down
- 1. Almost two thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s are ____.
- 2. Huntington’s disease mainly attacks ____ in the basal ganglia.
- 3. Disease A disorder of the central nervous system, which includes the brain and spinal cord, and controls everything you do, including moving.
- 5. Palsy In 1817, when James Parkinson discovered Parkinson's Disease, he first called it ______.
- 8. Alzheimer's Disease is an irreversible ____ disorder.
- 10. cerebral cortex is an extremely _____ and complicated structure associated with the “higher” functions of the mind.
- 11. Each hemisphere of the cerebral cortex contains areas that control certain types of _____.
- 12. ____ Ganglia control emotions, movement and cognitive ability.
- 14. For those with Alzheimer’s Disease, all ____ and mental functioning may be lost.
- 15. Nerve cells make and use this brain chemical to send messages to other parts of the brain.
- 16. Parkinson's Disease strikes ___ percent more men than women.