Psych Chapter 6 Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. descended from ancestors with similar genetics
  2. 4. descended from ancestors with dissimilar genetics
  3. 8. the genetic transmission of characteristics from parents to their offspring
  4. 10. a measuring technique used to study brain structure and activity
  5. 11. a part of the brain located at the rear base of the skull that is involved in the basic processes of life
  6. 15. an imaging technique used to see which brain areas are being activated while performs tasks
  7. 19. the different regions into which the cerebral cortex is divided
  8. 20. the control center of the endocrine system that secretes large amounts of horomones
  9. 24. a chemical communication system, using horomones, by which messages are sent through the bloodstream
  10. 25. an imaging technique used to study the brain, to pinpoint injuries and brain deterioration
  11. 27. the basic building blocks of heredity
Down
  1. 1. the set of genes in an organism
  2. 3. the chemicals released by neurons, which determine the rate at which neurons fire
  3. 5. twins who come from one fertilized egg; twins having the same heredity
  4. 6. twins who came from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperm
  5. 7. the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls internal biological functions
  6. 9. the expression of a particular trait in an organism
  7. 12. the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls voluntary movement of skeletal muscles
  8. 13. nerves that run up and down the length of the back and transmit most messages between the body and brain
  9. 14. a part of the brain that covers the brain's central core responsible for sensory and motor control and the processing of thinking and language
  10. 16. chemical substances that carry messages through the body in blood
  11. 17. the gap that exists between individual nerve cells
  12. 18. a machine used to record the electrical activity of large portions of the brain
  13. 21. nervous system that includes the brain and spinal cord
  14. 22. the long, thin cells of nerve tissue along which messages travel to and from the brain
  15. 23. nervous system that has nerves branching beyond the spinal cord and into the body
  16. 26. a small part of the brain above the pons that arouses the brain, integrates sensory information, and relays it upwards