| Term for when two or more graded potentials from different neurons combine. |
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| Part of the brain primarily responsible for regulating autonomic functions. |
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| Part of the brain that helps control balance and motor coordination. |
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| Insulates axons and causes action potentials to be conducted more quickly. |
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| Part of the brain involved in sensory integration and filtering. |
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| Functional cell of the nervous system. |
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| Term for a potential that does not have enough energy to reach the trigger zone. |
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| Part of the brain that is primarily concerned with maintaining homeostasis. |
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| Part of the neuron that the action potential travels down. |
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| Structure that connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain. |
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| Nerves that carry signals to the central nervous system to be processed. |
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| Term for nervous system that controls digestion. |
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| Nervous system that operates below level of conciousness. Controls heart beat and breathing. |
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| Non-neuronal cells that maintain homeostasis, form myelin, and provide support and protection for the brain's neurons. |
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| Nerves that carry signals away from central nervous system. |
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| Part of the brain that is responsible for learning, memory, language, olfactiory senses, and communication. |
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| System of membranes which envelopes the central nervous system that consists of three layers: the dura mater, the arachnoid mater, and the pia mater. |
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| Branched projections of a neuron that act to conduct the electrochemical stimulation received from other neural cells |
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| Nervous system that is associated with voluntary control movements. |
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| Target of the hormone GnRH, which is secreted by the hypothalamus. |
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| Neurotransmitter that crosses synapse and continues action potential. |
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| Enzyme that degrades neurotrasmitter ACh. |
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