The Brain!

By Sammi Reiter and Emily Mentch

An online crossword puzzle with 20 words. Play it free at AgileCrosswords.com.

Clues

Controls attention, sleep, and arousal
size of a pea "MASTER GLAND" - produces hormones
Connects the left and right hemisphere
Coordinates messages from the other lobes, COMPLEX PROBLEM SOLVING
Coordination - Balance and Movement
Runs down the spinal column, connects the brain with nerves all over the body
Largest part of the brian (70%) - controls voluntary movement, speech, memory, and emotions
"Fight or flight" NEGATIVE EMOTIONS
SWITCHBOARD - allows the brain to communicate with the rest of the nervous system
Relay station for sensory stimulation
Part of the frontal lobe, sends messages to muscles and glands - key part in VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT
Outer layer of the brain
Recieves and processes VISUAL information
Regulates body temperature - hypothermia
involved in complex visual tasks, balance, emotions, LANGUAGE
Recieves sensory information from all over the body (skin, muscles, joints, organs, taste buds)
Inner edge of cerebrum, Learning
At the base of the brain, connects to the spinal cord, made up of the midbrain, pons, and medulla
Regulates vital functions - HEARTBEAT and BREATHING
relays messages from the cerebrum to the cerebellum and the spinal cord - movement, attention, sleep