AP Psychology Review Crossword

the long threadlike part of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells
It controls the voluntary movements of skeletal muscles; cell bodies of the pyramidal tract are found on this gyrus
a specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell.
fluid- or air-filled cavities or sacs
the part of the brain at the back of the skull in vertebrates. Its function is to coordinate and regulate muscular activity
responsible for automatic functions like breathing, blood pressure, circulation and heart functions, and digestion
the gray matter of the anterior part of the frontal lobe that is highly developed in humans and plays a role in the regulation of complex cognitive, emotional, and behavioral functioning
the part of the brainstem that links the medulla oblongata and the thalamus
a junction between two nerve cells
Controls your five senses of sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing
areas concerned with behavior, learning, personality, and voluntary movement
the amygdala, hippocampus, thalamus, hypothalamus, basal ganglia, and cingulate gyrus
gray matter inside each cerebral hemisphere, involved with the experiencing of emotions
a short branched extension of a nerve cell, along which impulses received from other cells at synapses are transmitted to the cell body
endogenous chemicals that enable neurotransmission
any of a group of hormones secreted within the brain and nervous system and having a number of physiological functionS
a compound present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including epinephrine.
thought to be the center of emotion, memory, and the autonomic nervous system
important in controlling growth and development and the functioning of the other endocrine glands
comprises the brain and spinal cord
the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord
the nervous system responsible for control of the bodily functions not consciously directed, such as breathing, the heartbeat, and digestive processes
part of the autonomic nervous system that contains chiefly adrenergic fibers and tends to depress secretion
The part of the involuntary nervous system that serves to slow the heart rate, increase intestinal and glandular activity
mediates the overall level of consciousness.
joins the two hemispheres of the brain.
the visual processing center of the brain
areas concerned with the understanding of speech
constricts the blood vessels and acts as a neurotransmitter
a compound that occurs throughout the nervous system, in which it functions as a neurotransmitter