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Biology of the Mind Test

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axon
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synapse
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action potential
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neurotransmitters
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autonomic nervous system
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neurogenesis
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passes messages through its branches to other neurons or to muscles or glands.
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cell body of the receiving neuron
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neural impulse - electrical charge
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chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps. Influences whether neuron will generate neural impulse.
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the formation of new neurons
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controls glands and muscles of internal organs (heart)
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endocrine glands that arouse body in times of stress
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a nerve cell, basic building block of nervous system
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neural clusters linked to emotion
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links between biology and behavior
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the level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse
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fatty tissue layer - enables greater transmission speed
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body's electrochemical communication network
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receive messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body
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linked with mental functions: learning, remembering, thinking, speaking
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axons that form connections between the nervous system and the muscles, glands, and sense organs.

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