Brain Words
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. brain
A. A relation of constraint of one entity by another
2. stem
B. Any bundle of ___ fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body (plural)
3. memory
C. That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers
4. control
D. An electronic ___ device
5. nerves
E. A cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses (plural)
6. temporal
F. The semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by
7. neurons
G. A body part made of tissues working together to perform a function.
8. cerebellum
H. The tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal
9. organ
I. Tiniest unit of living things (plural)
10. cells
J. A major division of the vertebrate brain
11. cortex
K. A slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ