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1. Discuss the functions of the nervous system.
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2. Describe the structure and function of a typical neuron.
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3. What are the two major divisions of the nervous system? What structures comprise each of these divisions?
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4. Discuss the parts of the brain and the functions of these parts.
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5. What is the role of the peripheral nervous system?
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6. Discuss the divisions of the peripheral nervous system and their functions.
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7. What is a neuron?
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8. What are the three types of neurons? Explain their functions
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10. Identify the term or terms that best fit the following statements:
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Special sensory nuerons in sense organs that receive stimuli from the external environment
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Largest part of the brain
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Simplest response to a stimulus
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Part of the brain that connects the brain to the spinal cord
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Part of the brain that controls hunger, thirst, fatigue, and anger
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Minimum level of a stimulus that is required to activate a neuron
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Muscle or glands that bring about a coordinated response
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Part of the brain involved in hearing and vision
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Part of the brainstem that controls involuntary functions
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Part of the brain that coordinates and balances the action of muscles
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Neurons that connect sensory and motor neurons
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Combination of the receptor, sensory neuron, motor neuron, and effector involved in a quick response to a stimulus
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Short branched extension of the cell body
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Division of the peripheral nervous system that regulates activities under conscious control
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Long fiber that carries impulses away from the cell body
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Electrical signal carried by neurons
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Organs that contain sensory receptors
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Point of contact at which impulses are passed from one cell to another
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Insulated sheath around an axon
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Cells that carry impulses from the sense organs to the brain and spinal cord
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Substance that is used by one neuron to signal another
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Call that carries messages throughout the nervous system
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Part of the brain that serves as a switching station for sensory input
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Consists of cranial and spinal nerves and ganglia, and is divided into a sensory and motor division
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