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NSU Chapter 3

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show The body's electrochemical communication circuitry, made up of billions of neurons.  
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show The brain and the spinal cord.  
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show The network of nerves that connects the brain and spinal cord to other parts of the body. It is divided into the somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system.  
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show The division of the PNS consisting of sensory nerves, whose function is to convey information to the CNS and motor nerves, whose function is to transmit information to the muscles.  
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autonomic nervous system   show
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sympathetic nervous system   show
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parasympathetic nervous system   show
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neurons   show
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show The part of the neuron that contains the necleus, which directs the manufacture of substances that the neuron needs for growth and maintenance.  
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show Branches of a neuron that recieve and orient information toward the cell body; most neurons have numerous dendrites.  
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show The part of the neuron that carries information away from the cell body to other cells.  
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show The layer of fat cells that encases and insulates most axons. The myelin sheath speeds up the transmission of nerve impulses.  
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synapses   show
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show The region of the brain that includes most of the hindbrain (excluding the cerebellum) and the midbrain).  
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occipital lobe   show
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show The portion of the cerebral cortex just above the ears that is involved in hearing, language processing and memory.  
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show The part of the cerebral cortex just behind the forehead that is involved in the control of voluntary muscles, intelligence and personality  
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pariental lobe   show
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