Psychology Crossword Puzzle (The Brain)

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Across
  1. 2. neurons - nerve fibers responsible for bringing information from the outside world into the brain
  2. 3. lobe - produces sensory information it receives from the outside world
  3. 4. nervous system - the part of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord
  4. 9. - the chemicals released by neurons, which determines the rate at which other neurons fire
  5. 11. callosum - large tract of nerve fibers running across the longitudinal fissure of the brain and connecting the cerebral hemispheres
  6. 13. - the brain’s ability to change
  7. 16. - the long, thin cells that constitute the structural and functional unit of nerve tissue along which messages travel to and from the brain
  8. 17. nervous system - a network of nerves branching out out from the spinal cord that conduct information from the bodily organs to the central nervous system and take information back to the organs
  9. 18. nervous system - the portion of the peripheral nervous system that controls internal biological functions such as heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure
  10. 19. lobe - one of four main lobes of each cerebral hemisphere of the brain
Down
  1. 1. cortex - the gray mass surrounding the subcortex, information processing center that controls the higher brain functions
  2. 3. nervous system - functions to conserve the body’s natural activity, and relaxes the individual once an emergency has passed
  3. 5. neurons - nerve fibers responsible for carrying signals from the brain to the peripheral nervous system in order to initiate an action
  4. 6. nervous system - the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls voluntary movements of skeletal muscles
  5. 7. lobe - visual processing area of the brain
  6. 8. - largest part of the brain that covers the brain’s central core, consisting of left and right hemispheres
  7. 10. nervous system - network of nerves that helps your body activate its “fight or flight” response
  8. 12. - part of the brain located at the rear base of the skull that is involved in basic processes of life
  9. 14. - the gap that exists between the axon terminals of the sending neuron and the dendrites of the receiving neuron
  10. 15. lobe - processes auditory information