Topic 1 Revision Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. – Bundle of nerve fibres connecting the two hemispheres
  2. 5. – The tendency for each hemisphere to have specialised functions
  3. 7. – Involved in auditory processing and memory
  4. 9. – Responsible for visual processing
  5. 10. – Processes sound information
  6. 11. – Involved in decision-making, planning, personality and voluntary movement
  7. 13. – Maintains homeostasis and links the nervous system to the endocrine system
  8. 16. – Registers sensations such as touch and pressure
  9. 17. – Acts as the brain’s sensory relay station
  10. 18. – Regulates vital functions such as breathing and heart rate
Down
  1. 1. – Processes visual stimuli from the retina
  2. 2. – Typically dominant for spatial awareness and creativity
  3. 4. – Coordinates balance, posture and fine motor movement
  4. 6. – Controls voluntary skeletal muscle movement
  5. 8. – Typically dominant for language and logical processing
  6. 12. – Processes sensory information such as touch, temperature and pain
  7. 14. – Involved in the formation of new long-term memories
  8. 15. – Plays a key role in emotional processing, especially fear