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1
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__ fibers convey information towards the CNS

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sensory

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2
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__ fibers convey information from the CNS

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motor

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3
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Sensory and motor function are __ in the nervous system

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separated

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4
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afferent fibers are __

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sensory

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5
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efferent fibers are __

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motor

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6
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axes of orientation; spatial reasoning to determine structure position; used in both brain and body

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system orientation

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7
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towards the tip of the head

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rostral

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8
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towards the tip of the tail

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caudal

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9
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upper surface of the body

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dorsal

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10
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bottom surface of the body

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ventral

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11
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close to the midline

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medial

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12
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farther from the midline

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lateral

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13
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close

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proximal

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14
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far

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distal

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15
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in humans, __ is used in place of rostral

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anterior

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16
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in humans, __ is used in place of caudal

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posterior

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17
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How many pairs of nerves branch off from the spinal cord?

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31

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18
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each nerve is split into __ and __ roots

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dorsal, ventral

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19
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dorsal roots are ___

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sensory

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20
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ventral roots are __

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motor

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21
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DRG: cell bodies for all __ neurons entering the spinal cord

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sensory

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22
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DRG cell bodies lie ___ the CNS and __ the PNS

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outside, inside

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23
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each sensory and motor spinal nerve receives information from and projects information to specific body regions called ___

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dermatomes

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24
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long nerves from the spinal cord that dangle down and branch off to the legs

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cauda equina

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25
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epidural anesthetic is injected between __

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L2 and L3

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26
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bundle of myelinated axons running up and down the spinal cord; opaque to light

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white matter

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27
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unmyelinated structures in the spinal cord; translucent to light

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gray matter

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28
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white matter in the CNS is called __, __, or __

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tract, fasciculus, pathway

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29
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white matter in the spinal cord consists of __ and __

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sensory afferent fibers and motor efferent fibers

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30
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gray matter is a collection of __ in the spinal cord

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cell bodies

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31
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occupies the central region of the spinal cord, therefore is called __; 4 lobed structure home to spinal sensory and motor function

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Central Gray Region

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32
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first cell in the sensory system is the ___

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first order neuron

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33
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the soma of all first order neurons lie __ the CNS __ the PNS in the DRG

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outside, inside

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34
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all first order neurons synapse onto a ___ in the CNS for somatosensory systems

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second order neuron

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35
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nerve fibers often ___ to innervate structures on the other side of the body

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cross midline

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36
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the left brain controls the __ side of the body due to __

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right; decussation

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37
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when a projection crosses midline of the spinal cord

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contralateral

38
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when a projection stays on the same side of the spinal cord

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ipsilateral

39
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slow conducting fibers in the somatosensory system

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nociceptors

40
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nociceptors are activated by __ stimuli

41
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What are noxious stimuli?

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cause tissue damage

42
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large, quick fibers in the somatosensory system

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mechanoreceptors

43
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origin for motor commands lies in the __ cortex

44
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final common path for motor commands is the ____ of the spinal cord

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ventral horn

45
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___ neurons project axons to contact lower motor neurons in the ventral horn of the spinal cord

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upper motor neurons

46
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___ neurons send axons that exit the CNS and innervate the skeletal muscles

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lower motor neurons

47
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lower motor neuron cell bodies lie in the ___ of the ventral horn of the spinal cord

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gray matter

48
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lower motor neuron axons exit the cord via the __ and synapse on __

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ventral roots, skeletal muscle

49
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lower motor neuron synapses exclusively use what neurotransmitter?

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acetylcholine

50
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lower motor neuron synapses are __ in nature

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excitatory

51
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upper motor neurons send two fiber bundles down either side of the spinal cord: __ and __ tracts; which activate ___ neurons

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pyramidal and extrapyramidal; lower motor neurons

52
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upper motor neurons lie in the __ of the brain

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motor cortex

53
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largest neurons in the mammalian brain

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pyramidal cells

54
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axons that leave upper motor neurons and cross the midline at the Decussation of the Pyramids (contralateral)

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pyramidal tracts

55
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pyramidal tracts descend in white matter and insert into __ of spinal cord and innervate ___ neurons

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ventral horn, lower motor neurons

56
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the __ system coordinates and gives precision to the pyramidal system

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extrapyramidal

57
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extrapyramidal neurons primarily come from ___ (basal ganglia) and ___ (celebellar) nuclei

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sub-cortical, brainstem

58
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extrapyramidal system interacts with __ neurons in the motor cortex and with ___ neurons in the spinal cord

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pyramidal, lower motor

59
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spinal cord has the capacity to integrate __ imput into appropriate __ output

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afferent, motor

60
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___ muscle fibers (bulk of muscle) do the majority of the work

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extrafusal

61
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__ muscle fibers contain a stretch receptor

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intrafusal

62
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when only one synapse is involved in a reflex, it is called a ___ reflex

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monosynaptic

63
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any stretch of a muscle is thus countered with a __ of that same muscle

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contraction

64
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muscles exist in antagonistic pairs of __ and __

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flexors, extensors

65
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forebrain has two cerebral hemispheres

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subcortical and cortical

66
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an extension of the brainstem (subcortical)

67
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ventral to the thalamus (subcortical)

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hypothalamus

68
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lateral to the thalamus (subcortical)

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basal ganglia

69
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olfactory bulbs and cortex, cingulate gyrus, hippocampus, and amygdala

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limbic lobes

70
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cortical includes the __, __, __, and __ lobes

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frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital

71
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includes medulla, pons, reticular formation, and cerebellum

72
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3 groups of cells that project to the forebrain (one term)

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reticular formation

73
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straddle midsagittal line in the brainstem; #1 source of serotonin in the brain and spinal cord; project rostrally and caudally

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raphe nuclei

74
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small nucleus on each side of dorsal brainstem; #1 source of norepinephrine in the brain; projects to cortical and subcortical regions

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locus coeruleus

75
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ventral brainstem; major source of dopamine for the brain; projects to basal ganglia (extrapyramidal motor behavior) and limbic medial forebrain (reward)

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substantia nigra

76
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contain neurons that make up the extrapyramidal motor system; part of the basal ganglia (striatum)

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caudate nucleus, putamen, globus pallidus

77
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sheet of white matter; pyramidal projection tract directly through the basal ganglia

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internal capsule

78
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midline cluster of nuclei on ventral surface of forebrain and a hanging gland

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hypothalamus and pituatiary gland

79
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hypothalamus: imput from __ and __ structures

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limbic, brainstem

80
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hypothalamus: output from the ___ via the pituitary stalk

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pituitary gland

81
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in the ___ gland, axon terminals from neurons in hypothalamus release peptides into the blood

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posterior pituitary gland

82
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in the __ gland, peptides are released into the blood and are controlled by neurons in the hypothalamus

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anterior pituitary gland

83
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___ nuclei relay visual information

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lateral geniculate

84
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__ nuclei relay auditory information

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medial geniculate

85
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___ nuclei relay somatosensory information

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ventral-posterior lateral and medial

86
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all cortex rostral to central sulcus

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frontal lobe

87
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immediately rostral to the central sulcus; primary motor cortex (not a lobe)

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precentral gyrus

88
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lobe caudal to the central sulcus

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parietal lobe

89
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immediately caudal to the central sulcus; primary somatosensory cortex

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postcentral gyrus

90
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caudal tip of the skull; primary visual cortex

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occipital lobe

91
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separated by lateral sulcus; primary auditory cortex

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temporal lobe

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