Chapter 3 - Structure of the Nervous System

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Across
  1. 5. contains incoming (afferent) sensory fibers
  2. 8. opposite side of the body
  3. 10. important component of the motor system
  4. 13. larger than sulcus
  5. 15. towards the middle of the body, away from the side
  6. 16. sends and carries message to/from the brain
  7. 19. near or toward the head
  8. 20. ventral part of the midbrain
  9. 21. important part of the limbic system
  10. 24. towards the side of the body, away from the middle
  11. 25. slice is taken at the right angles to the neuraxis
  12. 26. controls the body's vegetative functions
  13. 29. responsible for cognition
  14. 32. also part of the limbic system that contains a set of nuclei
  15. 33. memory, keeping you awake, alertness
  16. 34. separated by sulci or fissures
  17. 35. Central Nervous System
  18. 37. major part of the nervous system
  19. 38. consists of two cerebral hemispheres
  20. 42. "toward the tail"
  21. 44. coordinates function related to breathing
  22. 45. slice parallel to the neuraxis and perpendicular to the ground
  23. 46. innermost layer of the meninges
  24. 47. layers of sheath that protects the brain
  25. 48. group of cell bodies
Down
  1. 1. for sensation
  2. 2. towards the belly
  3. 3. cerebrospinal fluid
  4. 4. "toward the beak"
  5. 6. involved in the body regulation, controls the anterior and posterior pituitary glands
  6. 7. smaller than fissure
  7. 9. surrounds the cerebral aqueduct
  8. 11. connects the brain to the spinal cord
  9. 12. responsible for blood pressure, heart rate an pulse rate
  10. 14. same side of the body
  11. 17. region of the brain that includes thalamus and hypothalamus
  12. 18. lobe that's responsible for hearing
  13. 22. Peripheral Nervous System
  14. 23. responsible for the movement of the body
  15. 27. sleep-wake cycle
  16. 28. imagine line from the front of the brain to the bottom
  17. 29. fiber bundle that connects the hippocampus
  18. 30. dorsal part of the midbrain
  19. 31. contains medulla oblongata
  20. 36. outmost layer that protects the brain
  21. 39. divides brain into symmetrical halves
  22. 40. outermost layer of the meninges
  23. 41. for vision
  24. 43. "toward the back"
  25. 45. controls the movement of the skeletal muscles