The Nervous System

2. Visual processing centre
5. the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls voluntary movement of skeletal muscles
6. The outer layer of the brain in charge of higher order thinking (grey matter).
8. chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons
15. space between the axon terminal of one neuron and the receptors of the next neuron
16. consists of the brain and spinal cord
17. a specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell.
18. primary receiving area for auditory information, and memory formation
19. neurons that carry incoming information from the sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord
20. a threadlike extension of a neuron that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body.
21. neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands

1. controls the left side of the body; Visuospatial processing.
3. The endpoint of a neuron where neurotransmitters are stored
4. controls the right side of the body; language functioning.
7. the large band of neural fibres connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them
9. Associated with reasoning, planning, parts of speech, movement, emotions, and problem solving.
10. receives sensory input for touch and body position
11. our awareness of ourselves and our environment
12. neurons within the brain and spinal cord that communicate internally and intervene between the sensory inputs and motor outputs
13. A layer of fatty tissue that surrounds the axon and acts as insulation.
14. branchlike parts of a neuron that are specialized to receive information.