Activity 2 - Neuroscience Crossword Puzzle PDF

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Psychology 1105 Activity 2 - Neuroscience Crossword Puzzle...

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Activity 2: Neuroscience Crossword Puzzle Complete the following crossword puzzle. You can fill in your answers in the table next to each clue.

PSYC 1105: Introduction to Psychology

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The part of the neuron that carries information away from the cell body toward other neurons Often referred to as the “master gland”

Answer Axon

Pituitary

An area of the temporal Wernicke’s area lobe important in language comprehension Responsible for medulla breathing, heart rate and other vital life functions

11 Specialized chemicals Neurotransmitters . that travel across synapses to allow communication between neurons 13 A region located in the . frontal lobe important for speech production 14 Lobe that receives . sensations of touch, body position and complex visual information 16 The parts of the neuron that receive input from . other neurons

17 This component is . named for the Latin word for bridge, and is involved in sleep, breathing, swallowing and eye movements.

Broca’s Area

Parietal

Dendrites

Clue 2.

The lobe at the back of the skull, important for processing visual information 4. This part of the brain serves as a relay station for incoming sensory information 5. A portion of the frontal lobe involved in higher order thinking 7. Brain area involved in processing information about emotions, particularly fear 9. A component of the limbic system involved in establishing episodic memories and learning about one’s spatial environment 10 Part of the brain . important for motor coordination 12 A tiny space between the . axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrites of another neuron 15 This type of cell buffers . neurons from the rest of the body, controls nutrients, destroys and removes diseased and dead neurons and provides axons with myelin

Pons

PSYC 1105: Introduction to Psychology

Answer Occipital

Thalamus

Prefrontal Cortex Amygdala

Hippocampus

Cerebellum

Synapse

Glia

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