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| Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) |
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| The nerves connecting the brain and the spinal cord to other parts of the body. |
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| A specialized cell that transmits neural impulses or messages to other neurons, glands, and muscles. |
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| A chemical that diffuses across the synaptic gap and stimulates the next neuron. |
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| Hemispheric Specialization |
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| Hemispheres on the left and right side of the brain connected by the corpus callosum. |
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| A small but very important structure located just above the brain stem, and just below the thalamus, considered part of the central core of the brain. Govern motivated behavior such as eating, drinking, and sex. |
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| Connects left and right hemispheres of the brain. |
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| A neural pathway that controls an action reflex. |
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| An electrochemical impulse that travels from the dendritic area down to the end of the axon. |
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| Stores various neurotransmitters that are released at the synapse. |
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| The surface layer of the cerebral hemispheres in higher animals, including humans, commonly called grey matter. |
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| The posterior part of the brain. |
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| Lobed Structure attached to the rear of the brain stem that regulates coordination of intricate movements. |
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| Right vision field is connected to the left hemisphere and left vision field is connected tot eh right hemisphere. |
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| A supporting cell (not a neuron); composed of a substantial portion of brain tissue. |
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| Production of myelin around an axon. |
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| Specialized junctions through which neurons signal to each other and to non-neural cells such as those in muscles and glands. |
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| Is the reading of electrical activity along the scalp. (Electroencephalography). |
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| Two groups of nerve cell nuclei located just above the brain stem and inside the cerebral hemispheres. Considered part of the central core of the brain. |
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| A set of structures that are closely interconnected with the hypothalamus and appear to impose additional controls over some of the instinctive behaviors, regulated by the hypothalamus and the central core of the brain. |
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| Central Nervous System (CNS) |
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| All the neurons in the brain and the spinal cord. |
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