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Central nervous system
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Brain and spinal cord
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Peripheral nervous system
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Somatic and autonomic nervous systems
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Somatic nervous system
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Voluntary muscles
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Autonomic nervous system
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Parasympathetic and sympathetic
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Parasympathetic
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Involuntary muscles when relaxed
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Sympathetic
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Involuntary muscles when in panic (fight of flight)
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Parts of neuron
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Soma, dendrites, axon
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Medulla
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Heart rate and respiration (without it=paralysis)
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Cerebellum
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Coordinates smooth muscles and contributes to balance and posture
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Pons
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Sleep
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Reticular formation
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Keeps you alert and active
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Limbic system
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Learning and emotion (underneath cortex)Thalamus, hypothalamus, hippocampus, amygdala
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Thalamus
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Messenger
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Hypothalamus
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Thirst and sexual drive
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Hippocampus
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Long term memories
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