Biology & The Brain

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Across
  1. 2. Consists of the right and left cerebral hemispheres.
  2. 3. regulates our internal functions as humans.
  3. 6. Relays sensory information to appropriate parts of the cerebral cortex
  4. 8. Regulating states of wakefulness and sleep.
  5. 12. Consists of the brain and spinal cord.
  6. 14. Gland also known as the "master gland"
  7. 15. The transmission of characteristics from parents to offspring
Down
  1. 1. Consists of the nerve cells that send signals to other body parts.
  2. 4. Central part of the Neuron that contains the nucleus
  3. 5. Small fluid-filled gap between neurons that carries messages
  4. 7. Gland that releases cortical steroids into the bloodstream
  5. 9. The belief that personalities and behaviors are inherited from the surrounding environment
  6. 10. The belief that personalities and behaviors are inherited from one's parents
  7. 11. Nerve cells that act as the basic building block of the nervous system
  8. 13. Gland responsible for metabolism in the human body