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central nervous system spinal cord nerve
peripheral nervous system brain stem cerebral hemisphere
cerebellum vertebra meninges
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cerebral cortex gray matter
white matter spinal nerve cranial nerve
neuron glial cell soma
dendrite axon terminal button
transmitter substance myelin sheath action potential
ion ion channel ion transporter
synapse presynaptic neuron postsynaptic neuron
motor neuron synaptic cleft receptor molecule
reuptake sensory neuron interneuron
neuromodulator opioid brain lesion
stereotaxic apparatus stroke CT scanner
primary visual cortex primary auditory cortex primary somatosensory cortex
contralateral primary motor cortex anterior
posterior frontal lobe parietal lobe
temporal lobe occipital lobe sensory association cortex
prefrontal cortex motor association cortex corpus callosum
visual agnosia homeostasis species-typical behavior
medulla pons midbrain
thalamus hypothalamus pituitary gland
endocrine gland hormone target cell
autonomic nervous system (ANS) sympathetic branch parasympathetic branch
limbic system limbic cortex amygdala
hippocampus barbiturate antianxiety drug
benzodiazepine tolerance withdrawal symptom

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