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| The Section of the brain which strongly influences our personality. |
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| The unit of the brain which controls high-level mental processes such as thinking. |
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| In the lower brain, functions as a relay station for messages to and from various parts of the brain. |
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| Reticular activating system |
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| Regulates our feelings of alertness or sleepiness. |
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| The space between two neurons through which messages must pass. |
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| Nerve cells which transmit messages throughout our bodies. |
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| Chemicals in the endings of nerve cells which help send messages across synapses. |
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| Peripheral nervous system |
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| Nerves that are not part of the brain or the spinal cord. |
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| Controls our balance and coordination. |
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| The part of the lower brain that regulates rage, pleasure, hunger, thirst, and sexual desires. |
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| Unconscious actions such as the beating of our hearts are controlled by this. |
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| The part of the nerve cell that receives information from other nerve cells |
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| One half of the two halves of the brain which controls speech |
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| Glands that make sperm or eggs for reproduction. |
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| Unit of the body that contain chemical regulators called hormones |
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| The master gland of the body and activates other glands. |
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| All nerve impulses which direct the muscles in our body must go through the area of the brain. |
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| The large bundle of nerve fibers that connects the hemispheres of the brain. |
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| The area of the brain which interprets visual information. |
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| Regulates basic functions such as breathing. |
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| Help prepare our body for an emergency. |
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| A neurotransmitter which helps control bodily movements. |
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| Sends sensory information from the parts of our body outside the central nervous system to the spinal cord. |
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Pituitary Gland
Thyriod Gland
Adrenal Gland
Ovaries
Testes |
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Terminal Vescicle
Myelin Sheath
Axon
Cell body
Dendrites |
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