Seohyun Park Brain Unit Key Term

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Across
  1. 4. a processing center that manages everything that your body does, from your thoughts and feelings to your movements
  2. 6. behind your forehead. It manages thoughts, emotions and personality
  3. 8. the central trunk of the mammalian brain, consisting of the medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain, and continuing downward to form the spinal cord.
  4. 10. (of a person or animal) having the corpus callosum severed or absent, so as to eliminate the main connection between the two hemispheres of the brain.
  5. 11. the network of nerve cells and fibers that transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body.
  6. 12. a complex system of nerves and networks in the brain, involving several areas near the edge of the cortex concerned with instinct and mood.
  7. 14. found at the back of your brain, be home to your brain's visual processing abilities
  8. 15. either of two masses of gray matter lying between the cerebral hemispheres on either side of the third ventricle, relaying sensory information and acting as a center for pain perception.
  9. 16. the principal and most anterior part of the brain in vertebrates, located in the front area of the skull and consisting of two hemispheres, left and right, separated by a fissure.
  10. 18. a non-invasive imaging technology that produces three dimensional detailed anatomical images.
  11. 20. a computerized x-ray imaging procedure in which a narrow beam of x-rays is aimed at a patient and quickly rotated around the body
Down
  1. 1. carry messages from one nerve cell across a space to the next nerve, muscle or gland cell
  2. 2. a region of the forebrain below the thalamus which coordinates both the autonomic nervous system and the activity of the pituitary, controlling body temperature, thirst, hunger, and other homeostatic systems, and involved in sleep and emotional activity.
  3. 3. a major sensory processing hub for your brain. It also combines information from multiple senses into a usable form
  4. 5. a test that measures electrical activity in the brain
  5. 7. a part of your brainstem that joins your spinal cord to the rest of your brain
  6. 9. the part of the brain at the back of the skull in vertebrates. Its function is to coordinate and regulate muscular activity.
  7. 13. a bundle of nerve fibers that allow your brain's left and right hemispheres to communicate
  8. 17. your brain's outermost layer
  9. 19. a major part of processing input from multiple senses, as well as for how you store and retrieve memories, experience emotions and more.