Across
- 4. chemical messengers
- 6. sends signal from CNS to muscles and glands
- 8. consists of the brain & spinal cord
- 9. the emergency response system
- 10. ex:knee-jerk response
- 11. idea that knowledge comes from experience
- 14. 3 layers that protect the brain
- 17. regulates sleep/wake cycles
- 20. processes visual signals
- 21. regulates heart rate and respirations
- 22. referred to as the little brain
- 23. sends information from the brain stem to the cerebellum
- 25. nerve cells
Down
- 1. hormone that eases pain
- 2. area that processes language
- 3. area of the brain that creates speech
- 5. the study of mental processes
- 7. hormone that affects mood & sleep
- 12. the master gland
- 13. system that controls the body's skeletal muscles
- 15. meeting point between neurons
- 16. processes emotion and survival responses
- 18. processes auditory information
- 19. glands secrete epinephrine and norepinephrine
- 24. responsible for decision-making