Across
- 1. ...callosum, bands of fibres that connect hemispheres
- 3. lobe: responsible for senses, pain, spatial awareness
- 4. formation of new memories
- 8. neuron:...axon; end of neuron where it connects to the dendrite of the next neuron
- 10. regulates bodily functions like hunger, thirst, body temp
- 12. neuron:...of ranvier; gaps in the myelin sheath that facilitate the electrical impulse
- 13. lobe: visual processing
- 14. lobe: processes sound, understanding language, memory
- 15. associates emotions with experiences
- 17. neuron:...sheath; insulating layer around axon that aids in transmission
- 20. most primitive part of the brain, connects to spinal cord
- 21. wrinkles
Down
- 1. controls balance and fine motor skills
- 2. coordinates movement between sides of the body
- 5. neuron: control centre; collects and integrates info; stores DNA and other structures
- 6. lobe: abstract thought, higher thinking, emotional control, speaking
- 7. gateway to the brain for almost all incoming sensory info
- 9. ...oblongata: controls blood pressure, heart rate, breathing
- 11. somatic motor and cardiovascular control, sleep and arousal
- 15. neuron: fiber that transports electrical signal from cell body to axon terminal
- 16. neuron: branches that receive info by neurotransmission
- 18. outermost layer of the brain
- 19. gland: part of the endocrine system