BRAIN CROSSWORD
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Anatomy has 21 clues. Answers range from 4 to 20 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
Area of the brain responsible for all voluntary activities of the body
Coordinates voluntary movement and balance
Nerve cells
Part of the brain associated with memory formation, emotions, decision making and reasoning, and personality
Hearing, organization and comprehension of languages, information retrieval
structures in the forebrain that help to control movement
Relay station for sensory information
Connects the brain and spinal cord
Located in the upper part, responsible for voluntary movement and proprioception
Connects medulla to thalamus and is message station that governs sensory info and movement from the cortex and cerebellum
Inferior, involuntary functions: monitors heart rate and blood pressure, respiratory functions
protects the brain by preventing substances from entering its tissues
Above the occipital lobe, processes sensory info that deals with taste, temperature, and touch
Nervous tissue within the spinal cavity
Site involved in processing tactile and proprioceptive info, helps integrate and interpret sensations relative to body position
shallow grooves
Controls facial neurons, speech, and language comprehension
cavities in brain that are filled with cerebrospinal fluid
the brain and spinal cord
Processing, integration, interpretation of vision and visual stimuli
mass of white matter connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
