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| show | The brief wave of positive electrical charge that sweeps down the axon
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| show | Also called sensory nerves; nerves that carry information about the external environment to the brain and spinal cord via sensory receptors
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| show | The principle that once the electrical impulse reaches a certain level of intensity (its threshold), it fires and moves all the way down the axon without losing intensity
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| show | An almond shaped structure within the base of the temporal lobe that is involved in the discrimination of objects that are necessary for the organism's survival, such as appropriate food, mates, and social rivals
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| association cortex | show 🗑
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| show | The body system that takes messages to and from the body's internal organs, monitoring such processes as breathing, heart rate, and digestion
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| show | The part of the neuron that carries information away from the cell body toward other cells
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| brain stem | show 🗑
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| central nervous system | show 🗑
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| show | Part of the forebrain, the outer layer of the brain, responsible for the most complex mental functions, such as thinking and plannin
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| corpus callosum | show 🗑
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| show | Treelike fibers projecting from a neuron, which receive information and orient it toward the neuron's cell body
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| dna | show 🗑
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| dominant recessive genes principle | show 🗑
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| efferent nerves | show 🗑
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| show | The body system consisting of a set of glands that regulate the activities of certain organs by releasing their chemical products into the bloodstream
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| show | The brain's largest division and its most forward part
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| frontal lobes | show 🗑
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| genes | show 🗑
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| show | A person's genetic heritage; his or her actual genetic material
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| glands | show 🗑
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| show | Cells in the nervous system that provide support, nutritional benefits, and other functions and keep neurons running smoothly
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| hindbrain | show 🗑
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| show | The structure in the limbic system that has a special role in the storage of memories
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| show | Chemical messengers that are produced by the endocrine glands and carried by the bloodstream to all parts of the body
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| hypothalamus | show 🗑
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| show | Located between the hindbrain and forebrain, an area in which many nerve fiber systems ascend and descend to connect the higher and lower portions of the brain; in particular, the midbrain relays information between the brain and the eyes and ears
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| show | A region in the cerebral cortex that processes information about voluntary movement, located just behind the frontal lobes
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| show | A layer of fat cells that encases and insulates most axons
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| show | The outermost part of the cerebral cortex, making up 80 percent of the human brain's cortex
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| nervous system | show 🗑
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| show | Networks of nerve cells that integrate sensory input and motor output
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| show | One of two types of cells in the nervous system; neurons are the nerve cells that handle the information
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| show | Chemical substances that are stored in very tiny sacs within the terminal buttons and involved in transmitting information across a synaptic gap to the next neuron
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| occipital lobes | show 🗑
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| show | Sex related endocrine glands in the uterus that produce hormones related to women's sexual development and reproduction
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| pancreas | show 🗑
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| show | The part of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body
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| parietal lobes | show 🗑
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| show | The network of nerves that connects the brain and spinal cord to other parts of the body
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| phenotype | show 🗑
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| pituitary gland | show 🗑
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| plasticity | show 🗑
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| show | The stable, negative charge of an inactive neuron
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| reticular formation | show 🗑
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| show | The body system consisting of the sensory nerves, whose function is to convey information from the skin and muscles to the CNS about conditions such as pain and temperature, and the motor nerves, whose function is to tell muscles what to do
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| show | A region in the cerebral cortex that processes information about body sensations, located at the front of the parietal lobes
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| show | Unique primitive cells that have the capacity to develop into most types of human cells
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| show | The response of individuals to stressors circumstances and events that threaten them and tax their coping abilities
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| stressors | show 🗑
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| show | The part of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body
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| synapses | show 🗑
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| show | Structures in the cerebral cortex that are located just above the ears and are involved in hearing, language processing, and memory
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| testes | show 🗑
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| thalamus | show 🗑
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