Role of the brain

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  1. 2. the study of the shape and size of the human skull to determine personality and mental functioning
  2. 7. a branch of the ANS responsible for activating the body’s visceral organs, muscles, and glands for increased activity or when under threat
  3. 11. the brain and the spinal cord
  4. 12. the surgical removal destruction or cutting of tissue
  5. 14. the ball-like structure at the lower back of the brain behind the brain stem, primarily involved in skeletal muscle movement and coordination
  6. 15. the bushy spines of a neuron that receive a message
  7. 16. a small structure located directly above the medulla in the brain stem, primarily involved in relaying information between different brain areas and regulating the respiratory system
  8. 18. the branch of the PNS responsible for connecting the CNS and the body’s visceral organs, muscles and glands
  9. 19. all nerves outside the CNS, responsible for carrying information to and from the CNS
  10. 21. a branch of the ANS responsible for returning and maintaining the body’s visceral organs, muscles and glands at optimal and balanced functioning
  11. 22. is a range of techniques used to capture images of the brain’s structure function and activities
  12. 23. the view that the mind and the body are one and the same thing
Down
  1. 1. the largest expanse of brain matter, including the outer cerebral cortex and inner tissue of the forebrain, responsible for a
  2. 3. involved in homeostatic
  3. 4. organ contained in the skull that coordinates thought behaviour and the nervous system activity
  4. 5. the branch of the PNS responsible for sending motor information from the CNS to the body’s skeletal muscles, and bringing sensory information from the body to the CNS in order to formulate voluntary responses
  5. 6. a mass of neurons located at the bottom of the brain stem, just above the spinal cord, primarily involved in regulating autonomic functions
  6. 8. of sophisticated functions
  7. 9. a nerve cell responsible for transmitting, receiving, and processing information
  8. 10. as well as motivated and emotional behaviours
  9. 13. the examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the cause of a disease or disorder that a person suffered
  10. 15. the view that the mind and the body are separate and distinguishable things
  11. 17. the long strand-like part of a neuron that conducts electrical impulses away from the cell body to the sending end of a neuron
  12. 20. involved as a relay centre and filtering system for sensory and motor signals, as well as regulating arousal, attention and activity
  13. 23. the fat and protein substance that surrounds and insulates the axon of a neuron