Across
- 1. forms a junction between two or more neurons and helps nerve impulse pass from one neuron to the other.
- 6. a compound which occurs throughout the nervous system, in which it functions as a neurotransmitter.
- 9. the key hormone that stabilizes our mood, feelings of well-being, and happiness.
- 11. relaying sensory and motor signals, as well as regulation of consciousness and alertness.
- 13. natural occurring amino acid that works as a neurotransmitter in your brain. Attaches to a protein and gives it the "calming effect" helps with feelings of anxiety and fear.
Down
- 2. voluntary movement, expressive language and for managing higher level executive functions.
- 3. peptides which activate the body's opiate receptors, causing analgesic effect. " feel good " effect.
- 4. learning and memory
- 5. provides support and protection to the neurons/nervous system, maintains homeostasis cleans up debris forming the myelin sheath.
- 7. the brain networking system responsible for controlling emotional drives and memory formation.
- 8. a neurotransmitter. Our body makes it and out nervous system uses it to send messages between nerve cells. Plays a role in how we feel pleasure.
- 10. processes sensory information it receives from the outside world, mainly relating to touch, taste, and temperature.
- 12. the body of an organism
- 14. region of the brain primarily associated with emotional processes anger/ fear