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A specialized cell that is a basic element of the nervous system. |
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2) Neurotransmitters - pg. 52
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is composed of the brain and spinal cord.
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| 3) Central nervous system (CNS) - pg. 56 |
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An automatic, involuntary response to an incoming stimulus.
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Branches out from the brain and spinal cord and reaches the extremities of the body.
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| 5) Peripheral nervous system - pg. 58 |
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Controls parts of the body that keep us alive - heartbeat, lungs, glands, blood vessels, and other organs that function involuntarily.
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| 6) Automatic division - pg. 58 |
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Chemicals that circulate through the blood and regulate the functions of the body.
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helps to provide a constant body temperature and monitors the amount of nutrients stored in cells.
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Controls a variety of basic functions related to emotions and self-preservation.
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| 9) Limbic system - pg. 68 |
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Allows us the ability to think, evaluate, and make complex judgments.
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| 10) Cerebral cortex - pg. 68 |
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The ability of the brain and spinal cord to regenerate itself.
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| 11) Neuroplasticity - pg. 71 |
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The left and right halves of the brain.
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A procedure, which a person learns to control internal physiological processes through conscious, thought. |
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Part of the autonomic nervous system, and prepares the body for action in an emergency.
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14) "fight-or-flight" response - pg. 58 |
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