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13 Cards in this Set
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assimilate and process all experiences of life in the mental functions of memory, learning, reasoning, judgment, language, comprehension, and emotion.
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nervous system and brain
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nerve cells =
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neurons
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transmit instructions to, and receive info from, every minute part of human system
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neurons
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directs activity of all neural structures
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brain
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these 2 organs together make up one of 2 major components of nervous system
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brain and spinal cord
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brain and spinal cord together make up the ....
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central nervous system
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lies within cranial cavity of skull
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brain
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occupies vertebral canal within vertebral column
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spinal cord
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CNS =
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central nervous system
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organs surrounded by bones, membranes, and fluid
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CNS organs
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meninges =
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membranes
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3 3/12 lbs and most complex part of CNS
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brain
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comprises 10 billion neurons
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brain
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