Basic Brain Structure and Function Crossword

The membrane that covers and protects the central nervous system, forms partitions, contains cerebral fluid, protects blood vessels and encloses the venus sinuses.
The _______________ nervous system serves to stimulate nervous system activity such as accelerating the heart rate, constricting blood vessels, raising the blood pressure, and facilitating a muscle contraction
The outermost layer of the cerebral hemispheres are composed of ________matter
The neuroendocrine ________________ is associated with mood, appetite, vomiting, limbic system functions, pain and sleep. The drug Prozac mimics this
In the architecture of the brain there area three basic units based on location. The that includes the upper spinal cord, brain stem and cerebellum is the ___________________
The brain is divided into two ______________
The parietal lobe is known as the primary ______________ area where impulses related to temperature, pain, touch, taste, smell are interpreted
The area of the brain responsible for receiving information from the ears is the ____________ lobe
Damage to the occipital lobes can cause _____________________
Superior, Straight or Cavernous __________
Sensory information received from the outside world is processed; controls voluntary movement & regulates conscious thought & mental activity in the ____________________ hemispheres
In development of the brain, the ______________ is responsible for the evolution of intelligence
The lobe of the brain involved in planning a schedule, imagining the future or reasoning during an argument is the __________lobe
The _____________ is the structure that receives sensory and limbic information and sends this information to the brain
A neuroendocrine associated with concentration, socializing, food-seeking, sexual desire and motor neuron control and associated with Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and Lewy Body dementia
Short term memories and converted to long-term memories in the ___________________
The ______________ are chemical messengers in the nervous system
The _________side of the cerebrum specializes in language, calculation and sequential thought processes
The ____________ nervous system is part of the involuntary nervous system that serves to slow the heart rate, increase intestinal and glandular activity, relax the sphincter muscles and allow a muscle to rest
The ___________ is the regions of the embryonic vertebrate neural tube that gives rise to posterior forebrain structures
The sixth cranial nerve, responsible for the control of lateral eye movement is the ___________ nerve
An excitatory neurotransmitter that governs muscle contractions and is associated with memory formation and diseases like Alzheimer’s is ______________________
The _____________ ___________ is a set of interconnected nuclei located throughout the brainstem and play a crucial role in maintaining behavioral arousal and consciousness (2 weeks)
Cranial nerve #1, responsible for smell is called the ______________ nerve
The _____________ ______________ helps to refine movement so it isn’t clumsy or erratic (2 words)
Substance that reduces the weight of the brain, supplies nutrients, transports hormones and prevents head injury (3 word)
The Eleventh cranial nerve which controls the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid and controls swallowing movement is the ____________ nerve
The _______________ functions to control autonomic, emotional, and sexual behavior (regulates visceral motor activity)