Across
- 2. A neural impulse is a brief electrical charge that travels down an axon.
- 5. Visual areas of the back of the head receive visual information from the opposite visual field.
- 7. The hippocampus, amygdala, and hypothalamus are neural structures associated with emotions and drives, such as fear and aggression.
- 8. opiatelike neurotransmitters linked to pain control and to pleasure
- 13. automatic, inborn response to a sensory stimulus
- 15. process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment
- 16. The peripheral nervous system controls the body's skeletal muscles
- 18. The brainstem is responsible for controlling arousal-
- 21. The brain's sensory switchboard directs messages to the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum
- 23. tiny gaps between dendrites and axons of different neurons-
- 25. Scan X-ray photographs combined to create a composite image of the body.
- 26. located in the limbic system that helps process explicit memories for storage
- 29. a branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior
- 30. The cerebral cortex is responsible for speaking, muscle movements, and making decisions.
Down
- 1. What system is the brain and spinal cord in
- 3. is the oldest part of the brain, responsible for survival function.
- 4. The two hemispheres of the brain are isolated by cutting the connecting fibers.
- 6. The temporal lobe is responsible for language comprehension and expression
- 9. A computerized radiographic technique used to measure metabolic activity in brain
- 10. Neural "cables" connect the central nervous system to muscles, glands, and sense organs.
- 11. base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing
- 12. input fibers that carry electrical signals into a neuron from connected cells.
- 14. The brain is the body's control and information-processing center
- 17. Neural fibers carry messages between the two brain hemispheres
- 19. the level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse-
- 20. area of the brain responsible for all voluntary activities of the body
- 22. The cerebral cortex is involved in higher mental functions such as learning, remembering, thinking, and speaking
- 24. Neural clusters in the limbic system are linked to emotions
- 27. the basic building block of the nervous system
- 28. Endocrine glands produce chemical messengers that affect other tissues.-