Benson Brain Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. side of the brain involved in language, logic and problem solving
  2. 3. insulates and protects the axon
  3. 5. carries messages away from cell body
  4. 7. this cortex is involved in the senses
  5. 10. column of nerves within the spine
  6. 11. four of them in the brain, each with a different use
  7. 12. this is the cortex involved in movement
  8. 13. the portion of the brain involved with vision and hearing
  9. 15. produces energy for cells
  10. 16. the sending neuron reabsorbs the excess neurotransmitters from the synapse
Down
  1. 1. involved in memory, emotion, agression and more
  2. 2. junction that is between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrites of another neuron
  3. 4. the lower portion of the brain involved with vital functions
  4. 6. this portion of the brain contains the thalamus, the hypothalamus and more
  5. 8. the side of the brain involved in imagination, feeling and spatial relations
  6. 9. examples of this are CAT, MRI, PET and (f)MRI
  7. 14. can be used to see the effects of physical brain damage