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The CNS, which consists of the brain and spinal cord, recieves input from_______-neurons and directs activity of ________ neurons that innervate muscles and glands.
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sensory, motor
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What 3 main parts of the brain are formed by the middle of the fourth week of conception?
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forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain
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What is the cavity of the spinal cord called?
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Central Canal
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What are the cavities of the brain that become filled with cerebral spinal fluid known as?
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Ventricles
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The _____, which is the only structure of the telencephalon, is the largest portion of the brain and is the brian region primarily responsible for higher mental functions.
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Cerebrum
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The cerbrum consists of ____ and ___ hemispheres which are connected internally by a large fiber tract called the corpus collosum.
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right and left
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The ____ ____ is the major tract of axons that functionally interconnects the right and left hemispheres.
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Corpus Callosum
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Name the 4 lobes of the cerebral cortex
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frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital
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