Psychology Chapter 6 Vocab

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