Psychology Final Review ch.6

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