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bio chapter 2

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show links between biology and behavior  
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show a nerve cell, basic building block of nervous system  
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show receive messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body  
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show passes messages through its branches to other neurons or to muscles or glands.  
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myelin sheath   show
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action potential   show
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threshold   show
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show cell body of the receiving neuron  
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show chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps. Influences whether neuron will generate neural impulse.  
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endorphins   show
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nervous system   show
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peripheral nervous system   show
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show axons that form connections between the nervous system and the muscles, glands, and sense organs.  
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interneurons   show
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somatic nervous system   show
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show controls glands and muscles of internal organs (heart)  
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parasympathetic nervous system   show
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reflex   show
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endocrine system   show
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hormones   show
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show endocrine glands that arouse body in times of stress  
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lesion   show
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medulla   show
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thalamus   show
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reticular formation   show
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limbic system   show
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amygdala   show
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hypothalamus   show
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occipital lobes   show
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motor cortex   show
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association areas   show
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show the formation of new neurons  
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split brain   show
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