Parts of the Brain Crossword

acts as a point of communication between the spinal cord and most anterior structures of the nervous system
made up of the medulla oblongata and pons
regulates breathing, heartrate, and blood pressure
relays information between cerebellum and cerebrum midbrain, receives information from the eyes and contains the superior and inferior colliculus
area of circuitry in midbrain
the bodies main source of dopamine
bodies main source of serotonin
known as the little brain
contains the hypothalamus, thalamus, and pituitary gland
important for homeostasis and basic survival drives
contains numerous nuclei that serve different regions of the brain
contains numerous nuclei that serve different regions of the brain
bodies main source of hormones that regulate functions of different glands and organs
the largest part of the human brain
set of closely interconnected gray matter structures beneath the white matter of the cerebral cortex
part of the brain that handles motor control and higher cognitive functioning
part of the brain that processes somatosensory information and mapping locations of visual/auditory/somatosensory stimuli
part of the brain largely devoted to processing visual information
important in identification of visual and auditory stimuli