Across
- 7. a part of the brain located at the rear base of the skull that is involved in the basic processes of life such as sleeping, waking, coordinating body movements, and regulating vital reflexes
- 9. the chemicals released by neurons, which determine the rate at which other neurons fire
- 13. the set of language rules that govern how words can be combined to form meaningful phrases and sentences
- 16. relay messages from the sense organs (including eye, ear, nose, and skin) to the brain.
- 17. prepares the body for dealing with emergencies or strenuous activity
- 20. is concerned with hearing, memory, emotion, and speaking
Down
- 1. works to conserve energy and to enhance the body’s ability to recover from strenuous activity
- 2. the portion of the peripheral nervous system that controls internal biological functions such as heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure
- 3. a network of nerves branching out from the spinal cord that conduct information from the bodily organs to the central nervous system and take information back to the organs
- 4. the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls voluntary movement of skeletal muscles
- 5. where the visual signals are processed.
- 6. gives you the ability to learn and store complex and abstract information, and to project your thinking into the future
- 8. a band of fibers connected to the cerebral hemisphere
- 10. the largest part of the brain that covers the brain’s central core, consisting of left and right hemispheres, which are connected by a wide band of fibers, the corpus callosum
- 11. the ability of the nervous system to change its activity in response to intrinsic or extrinsic stimuli by reorganizing its structure, functions, or connections
- 12. send signals from the brain to the glands and muscles
- 14. the part of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord
- 15. concerned with organization, planning, and creative thinking
- 18. is concerned with information from the senses from all over the body
- 19. the long, thin cells that constitute the structural and functional unit of nerve tissue along which messages travel to and from the brain