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This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Anatomy has 28 clues. Answers range from 4 to 22 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
most highly evolved structure of the body
convolutions (mountains)
infoldings (valleys)
fissure
divided temporal lobe from frontal and anterior parietal
divides frontal from parietal lobes
predominates in cognition, planning, initiation
speech motor planning
region of parietal sensory reception
site of auditory reception
damage to this area results in difficult with language decoding
receives all auditory information
responsible for receiving visual stimulation and higher level visual processing
tracts running to and from the cortex to the brainstem and spinal column
communication between regions of the same hemisphere
connects frontal lobe gyri to temporal, parietal and occipital lobes
common relay for sensory information relayed through cerebral cortex
involved in background movement and modifies output
controls involuntary activities of viscera
controls voluntary bodily function
transmits information toward soma
transmits information away from soma
fatty wrapping covering the neuron
areas between myelinated segments
long, thin projections at the ends of axons
on soma, usually inhibitory
communicate between neurons
bipolar neuron that activates muscular or glandular responses, usually long myelinated axons
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