Neuroscience Crossword
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- a specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell.
- largest part of the brain & is composed of right & left hemispheres; performs higher functions like interpreting touch, vision, hearing, speech, etc.
- the part of the brain at the back of the skull in vertebrates; functions to coordinate and regulate muscular activity
- the posterior part of the forebrain, containing the epithalamus, thalamus, hypothalamus, and ventral thalamus and the third ventricle.
- consists of the medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain, and continuing downward to form the spinal cord.
- the physiology of the nervous system.
- A chemical that is released from a nerve cell which thereby transmits an impulse from a nerve cell to another nerve, muscle, organ, or other tissue
- a small central part of the brainstem, developing from the middle of the primitive or embryonic brain.
- the continuation of the spinal cord within the skull, forming the lowest part of the brainstem and containing control centers for the heart and lungs.
- portion of the central nervous system that is located within the skull. It functions as a primary receiver, organizer, and distributor of information
- four cavities located within the brain that contain cerebral spinal fluid (CSF)
- three membranous envelopes—pia mater, arachnoid, and dura mater—that surround the brain and spinal cord.
- the tough outermost membrane enveloping the brain and spinal cord.
- clear, colorless liquid that surrounds and protects the CNS. It bathes the brain and spine in nutrients and eliminates waste products
- dural fold; located between the 2 cerebral hemispheres, in the longitudinal fissure.
- dural fold; separates the cerebellum from the cerebrum
- dural fold; divides the 2 hemispheres of the cerebellum longitudinally
- a filtering mechanism of the capillaries that carry blood to the brain and spinal cord tissue, blocking the passage of certain substances.
- a region of the forebrain below the thalamus which coordinates both the autonomic nervous system and the activity of the pituitary
- a complex system of nerves and networks in the brain, concerned with instinct and mood.; controls basic emotions & drives
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