Across
- 6. branch of the life sciences dealing with structure and function of neurons, nerves, and nervous tissue
- 8. innate, automatic response to a stimulus (ex: Knee jerk)
- 10. in 1848, this 25 year old man had a metal rod blown through his face and it changed his personality
- 13. the brain and spinal cord
- 15. statistical formula providing percentage of variation in a population due to genetic factors
- 17. immature cell with potential to become almost any type of cell
- 18. process by which new neurons are generated
Down
- 1. pathway connecting the brain and the peripheral nervous system
- 2. gap between axon tip of sending neuron and the receiving dendrite
- 3. helps coordinate movement patterns, sleep, and arousal
- 4. part of brain involved with respiration, movement, waking, sleep, and dreaming
- 5. brain's ability to reorganize and change its structure and function throughout its life span
- 7. structural, nutritional, and other support for neurons
- 9. this is when you lightly stroke a baby's foot sole and its big toe will move up and the other toes fan out
- 11. bundle of neural fibers that connect the brain's two hemispheres
- 12. receive neural impulses from other neurons and convey impulses toward cell body
- 14. chemical messages which circulate in the blood stream to produce bodily changes or maintain body function
- 16. tube-like structure that conveys impulses away from the neuron's cell body and toward other neurons
- 19. a segment of DNA that occupies a specific place on a particular chromosome
- 20. brain's ability to reorganize and change its structure and function throughout its life span