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Campbell Biology Chapter 48
Nervous Systems
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
03/21/2008
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Term
Neuron
 Definition
Nerve cell
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Nerve Net
 Definition
A weblike system of neurons, characteristic of radially symmetrical animals, such as hydra.
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Nerves
 Definition
Bundles of fiberlike extensions of neurons.
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Central Nervous System (CNS)
 Definition
In vertebrate animals, the brain and spinal cord.
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Ganglia
 Definition
A cluster (functional group) of nerve cell bodies in a centralized nervous system.
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Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
 Definition
The sensory and motor neurons that connect to the central nervous system.
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