Psychology Chapter 2

4. Nerves branching beyond the spinal cord into the body
11. The brain and spinal cord
12. Part of the peripheral nervous system that collects voluntary movement of skeletal muscles.
13. A machine used to read the electrical activity in large parts of the brain
15. Part of the brain located at the rear base of the skull that is involved in the basic process of life
16. the chemicals released by neurons, which determine the rate at which other neurons fire

1. An imaging technique used to see which brain areas are being activated while performing tasks.
2. Nerve that runs up and down the back and transmits most messages between the body and brain
3. A small part of the brain above the pons that arouses the internal sensors.
5. A part of the brain that covers the brain's central nerves, responsible for sensory and motor control. Thinking and language
6. the gap that exists between nerve cells
7. The part of the peripheral nervous system that conducts internal biological functions.
8. The long thin cells of nerve tissue along which messages travel to and from the brain
9. A measuring technique to study brain structure and activity
10. An imaging technology used to study the brain to pinpoint injuries and brain determination
14. The different regions in which the central cortex is divided