24 the larger swelling above the medulla that

24. The larger swelling above the medulla that connects the top of the brain to the bottom and
that plays a part in sleep, dreaming, left–right body coordination, and arousal is called the
_____________________.
25. The _____________________ ________________ is an area of neurons running through
the middle of the medulla and the pons and slightly beyond that is responsible for selective
attention.
26. The _______________________ is a curved structure located within each temporal lobe,
responsible for the formation of long-term memories and the storage of memory for location
of objects.
27. The ____________________ is a brain structure located near the hippocampus,
responsible for fear responses and memory of fear.
28. The _______________ is the outermost covering of the brain consisting of densely
packed neurons, responsible for higher thought processes and interpretation of sensory input.
29. The thick band of neurons that connects the right and left cerebral hemispheres is called
the _________________ _______________.
30. The section of the brain located at the rear and bottom of each cerebral hemisphere
containing the visual centers of the brain is the called the ________________
_______________.

31. The sections of the brain located at the top and back of each cerebral hemisphere
containing the centers for touch, taste, and temperature sensations is called the
_______________________ ____________________________.
32. The __________________ _________________ is the area of the cortex located just
behind the temples containing the neurons responsible for the sense of hearing and
meaningful speech.
33. The ____________________ ______________________ are areas of the cortex located
in the front and top of the brain, responsible for higher mental processes and decision making
as well as the production of fluent speech.
34. The _____________________ glands secrete chemicals called hormones directly into the
bloodstream.
35. The endocrine glands that are located on top of each kidney and secrete over 30 different
hormones to deal with stress, regulate salt intake, and provide a secondary source of sex
hormones are called the ___________________ ____________________.

1. Nervous system
2. Neuron
3. Axon
4. Dendrites
5. Soma
6. Myelin
7. Nerves
8. Ions
9. Resting potential
10. All or none
11. Synaptic Vesicles
12. Neurotransmitters
13. Excitatory
14. Agonists
15. Spinal Cord
16. Sensory neuron
17. Peripheral Nervous
18. Somatic Nervous
19. Autonomic Nervous
20. Sympathetic Division
21. Electroencephalograph
22. Cerebellum
23. Thalamus
24. Pons
25. Reticular formation
26. Hippocampus
27. Amygdala
28. Cortex
29. Corpus Callosum
30. Occipital lobe
31. Parietal lobe
32. Temporal Lobes
33. Frontal Lobes
34. Endocrine
35. Adrenal glands