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  1. 7. the lower part of the brainstem, comprising the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata.
  2. 9. a chemical substance that is released at the end of a nerve fiber by the arrival of a nerve impulse and, by diffusing across the synapse or junction, causes the transfer of the impulse to another nerve fiber, a muscle fiber, or some other structure.
  3. 13. a structure that permits a neuron (or nerve cell) to pass an electrical or chemical signal to another neuron.
  4. 16. the nerve fibers responsible for bringing sensory information from the outside world into the brain.
  5. 17. directs the body's rapid involuntary response to dangerous or stressful situations.
  6. 20. the second largest lobe. ... The temporal lobes are also believed to play an important role in processing affect/emotions, language, and certain aspects of visual perception.
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  1. 1. a subdivision of the autonomic nervous system.
  2. 2. the part of the nervous system responsible for control of the bodily functions not consciously directed, such as breathing, the heartbeat, and digestive processes.
  3. 3. the nerves that branch out from the brain and spinal cord
  4. 4. part of the peripheral nervous system associated with the voluntary control of body movements via skeletal muscles.
  5. 5. sit at the back of the head and are responsible for visual perception, including colour, form and motion.
  6. 6. associated with higher level processes such as consciousness, thought, emotion, reasoning, language, and memory.
  7. 8. a large bundle of more than 200 million myelinated nerve fibers that connect the two brain hemispheres.
  8. 10. Controls body temperature, reproductive functions, eating, sleeping, and the display of emotions.
  9. 11. the brain's ability to change and adapt as a result of experience.
  10. 12. the nerve fibers responsible for carrying signals from the brain to the peripheral nervous system
  11. 14. the brain and spinal cord
  12. 15. located directly behind the forehead.
  13. 18. responsible for processing somatosensory information from the body.
  14. 19. the fundamental units of the brain and nervous system.