Across
- 4. brain system associated with memory and emotions
- 6. controls breathing heart rate
- 10. oldest part of the brain
- 11. activating system that controls body arousal
- 12. gland that controls the endocrine system
- 16. processes visual information
- 17. half of the brain
- 18. part of cortex involved in understanding speech
- 19. monitors body’s biological rhythms
- 21. connects the hemispheres of the brain
Down
- 1. processes auditory information
- 2. routes incoming sensory signals around the brain
- 3. ties together information to form memories
- 5. _________ cortex - the outer layer of the brain
- 7. lobe that controls voluntary movement and executive functioning skills
- 8. coordinates balance
- 9. right side of brain manages left side of body and vice versa
- 10. part of cortex involved in producing speech
- 12. contains the sensory cortex
- 13. processes fear and aggression emotions
- 14. cortex in frontal lobe that controls muscle movement
- 15. part of brainstem involved in sleep
- 20. last part of cortex to fully develop