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Descartes

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Mechanical nature of movement. Known for his support of mind body dualism. Hydraulic transmission

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Herophilus

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The father of anatomy believed that the ventricles played an important role.

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Mind-body dualism

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Philosophical perspective put forward by Rene Descartes in which the body is mechanistic, whereas the mind is separate and nonphysical.

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Galvani & reymond

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Established electricity as the mode of communication used by the nervous system;known to entertain guest with visits to the basement frog laboratory.

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Golgi

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Italian researcher, Support the concept of the nervous system as vast, in reconnected network of continuous fibers

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Neuron doctrine

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argues that the nervous system was composed of an array of separate, independent cells.

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Gall & spurzheim

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Demonstrate that phrenology is inaccurate, but the notion of localization of function in the nervous system is accurate.

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Broca

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Discovers localization if speech production

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Fritsch & hitzig

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Identify localization of motor function in the cerebral cortex

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Cajal

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Declares that the nervous system is composed of deprecate cells; known for neuron doctrine.

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Golgi silver statin

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Developed by Golgi used to observe single neurons

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Nissl statin

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A statin used to view populations of cell bodies.

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Myelin statin

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Statin used to trace neural pathways

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Horseradish peroxidase

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Statin used to trace axon pathways from their terminals to points of origin

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Positron emission tomography (PET)

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an imaging technique that provides information regarding the localization of brain activity

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Electroencephalogram (EEG)

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a technology for studying the activity of the brain through recordings from electrodes placed on the scalp. First conducted by Hans Berger

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Evoked potential

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an alteration in the EEG recording produced in response to the application of a particular stimulus

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Extracellular and intracellular

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events from a single neuron can be assessed using tiny micro-electrodes surgically implanted in the area of interest.

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Repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)

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a technique for stimulating the cortex at regular intervals by applying a magnetic pulse through a wire coil encased in plastic and placed on the scalp

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Olds and Milner

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They found that stimulation to certain parts of the brain acted as reinforcement.

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Inferior / Ventral

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A directional term meaning toward the belly of a four-legged animal.

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Neuraxis

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An imaginary line that runs the length of the spinal cord to the front of the brain.

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Medial

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A directional term meaning toward the midline.

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Lateral

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A directional term meaning away from the midline.

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Coronal

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An anatomical section dividing the brain front to back, parallel to the face. Also is known as a frontal section.

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Midsagittal

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A sagittal section that divides the brain into two approximately equal halves.

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Dura mater

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The outermost of the three layers of the meninges, found in both the central and peripheral nervous system.

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Arachnoid layer –

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The middle layer of the meninges covering the central nervous system.

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Pia Mater –

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The innermost of the layers of meninges, found in both the central and peripheral nervous systems.

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Subarachnoid space –

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A space filled with cerebrospinal fluid that lies between the arachnoid and pia mater layers of the meninges in the central nervous system.

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Ventricle –

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one of four hollow spaces within the brain that contain cerebrospinal fluid.

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Choroid plexus –

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The lining of the ventricles, which secretes the cerebrospinal fluid.

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Central canal –

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The small midline channel in the spinal cord that contains cerebrospinal fluid.

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Vertebral artery –

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one of the important blood vessels that enter the brain from the back of the skull.

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Thoracic nerve –

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One of the twelve pairs of spinal nerves that serve the torso.

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Trochlear nerve (4) –

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A cranial nerve that controls the muscles of the eye.

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Sacral nerve –

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One of the five spinal nerves that serve the backs of legs and the genitals.

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Coccygeal nerve –

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The most caudal of the spinal nerves.

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White matter –

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An area of neural tissue primarily made up of myelinated axons.

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Gray matter –

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An area of neural tissue primarily made up of cell bodies.

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Dorsal horns –

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Gray matter in the spinal cord that contains sensory neurons

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Ventral horns –

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Gray matter in the spinal cord that contains motor neurons.

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Hindbrain –

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The most caudal division of the brain, including the medulla, pons, and cerebellum.

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Myelencephalon –

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The most caudal part of the hindbrain.

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Reticular formation –

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A collection of brainstem nuclei, located near the midline from the rostral medulla up into the midbrain, that regulate sleep and arousal

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Metencephalon –

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The division of the hindbrain containing the pons and cerebellum.

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Pons –

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A structure located in the metencephalon between the medulla and midbrain; part of the brainstem located in the hindbrain.

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Vestibular nucleus –

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A group of cell bodies in the pons that receive input about the location and movement of the head from sensory structures in the inner ear.

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Raphe nuclei –

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Nuclei located in the pons that participate in the regulation of sleep and arousal.

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Locus coeruleus –

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A structure in the pons that participates in arousal.

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Cerebellum – .

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A structure located in the metencephalon that participates in balance, muscle tone, muscle coordination, some types of learning, and possibly higher cognitive functions in humans

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Mesencephalon –

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Another term for midbrain, the division of the brain lying between the hindbrain and forebrain

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Cerebral aqueduct –

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The small channel running along the midline of the midbrain that connects the third and fourth ventricles.

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Parasympathetic nervous system –

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The division of the autonomic nervous system responsible for rest and energy storage.

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Red nucleus –

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A structure located within the reticular formation that communications motor information between the spinal cord and the cerebellum.

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Forebrain –

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The division of the brain containing the diencephalon and the telencephalon.

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Diencephalon –

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A division of the forebrain made up of the hypothalamus and the thalamus.

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Thalamus –

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A structure in the diencephalon that processes sensory information, contributes to states of arousal, and participates in learning and memory.

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Hypothalamus

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a structure found in the diencephalon that participates in the regulation of hunger, thirst, sexual behavior, and aggression part of the limbic system

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Telencephalon –

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The division of the brain comprising the cerebral hemispheres.

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Basal ganglia

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a collection of nuclei within the cerebral hemispheres that participate in the control of movement.

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Caudate

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nucleus one of the major nuclei that make up the basal ganglia

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Putamen

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one of nuclei contained in the basal ganglia.

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Globus pallidus

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one of the nuclei making up the basal ganglia.

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Subthalamic nucleus

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a small nucleus located ventral to the thalamus that is part of the basal ganglia.

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Limbic system

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a collection of forebrain structures that participate in emotional behavior and learning.

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Hippocampus

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a structure deep within the cerebral hemispheres that is involved with the formation of long-term declarative memories part of the limbic system

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Amygdala -

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an almond shaped structure in the rostral temporal lobes that is part of the limbic system

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Cingulate cortex

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a segment of older cortex just dorsal to the corpus

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Septal area

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an area anterior to the thalamus and hypothalamus that is often included as part of the limbic system

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Parahippocampal gyrus .

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a fold of tissue near the hippocampus that is often included in the limbic system

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Mammillary body

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one of two bumps on the ventral surface of the brain that participate in memory and are included in the limbic system

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Fornix

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a fiber pathway connecting the hippocampus and mammillary bodies that is often included in the limbic system.

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Gyrus –

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One of the “hills” on the convoluted surface of the cerebral cortex.

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Sulcus –

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A “valley” in the convoluted surface of cerebral cortex.

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Fissure –

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A large sulcus.

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Frontal lobe –

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The most rostral lobe of the cerebral cortex, separated from the parietal lobe by the central sulcus and from the temporal lobe by the lateral sulcus.

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Primary motor cortex –

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An area of the cortex located within the frontal lobe that provides the highest level of command to the motor systems.

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Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex –

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An area located at the top and sides of the frontal lobe that participates in executive functions such as attention and the planning of behavior.

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Orbitofrontal cortex –

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An area of the frontal lobe located just behind the eyes involved in impulse control; damage to this can produce some antisocial behavior.

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Broca’s area –

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An area near the primary motor cortex in the frontal lobe that participates in speech production.

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Parietal lobe – .

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One of the four lobes of the cerebral cortex, located between the frontal and occipital lobes

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Primary somatosensory cortex –

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An area of the sensory cortex located within the parietal lobe that provides the highest level of processing for body senses such as touch, position, temperature, and pain.

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Temporal lobe –

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The lobe of the cerebral cortex lying ventral and lateral to the frontal lobes of the cortex.

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Primary auditory cortex –

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An area of the sensory cortex located within the temporal lobe that provides the initial cortical processing of sound information.

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Occipital lobe –

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The most caudal lobe of the cortex; location of primary visual cortex.

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Primary visual cortex –

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An area of the sensory cortex located within the occipital lobe that provides the initial cortical processing of visual information.

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Association cortex –

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Areas of the cortex that link and integrate sensory and motor information.

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Corpus callosum –

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A wide band of axons connecting the right and left cerebral hemispheres.

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Anterior commissure –

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A small bundle of axons that connects structures in the right and left cerebral hemispheres.

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Somatic nervous system –

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The peripheral nervous system division that brings sensory input to the brain and spinal cord and returns commands to the muscles.

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Autonomic nervous system –

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The division of the peripheral nervous system that directs the activity of the glands, organs, and smooth muscles of the body.

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Sympathetic nervous system –

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The division of the autonomic nervous system that coordinates arousal.

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Parasympathetic nervous system –

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The division of the autonomic nervous system responsible for rest and energy storage.

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Mixed nerves –

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Spinal nerves that carry both sensory and motor information.

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Afferent nerve –

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A nerve that carries sensory information to the CNS.

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Efferent nerve –

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A nerve that carries motor commands away from the CNS.

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