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| cerebellum (the part of the brain below the posterior part of the cerebrum) |
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| cerebrum (the largest part of the brain) |
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| dendrite (threadlike extension of the neuron) |
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| dura mater (the outermost and toughest of the three meninges) |
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| ganglion, a collection of nervous tissue |
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| glia, supporting tissue of the brain and spinal cord |
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| hypothalamus (contains neurons that control, among other function, appetite and body temperature) |
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| marrow, (or) medulla (the inner portion of an organ or of hair) |
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| meninges, the three membrane covering the spinal cord and brain |
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| bone marrow, (or) spinal cord |
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| nerve, (or) nervous system, (or) nervous tissue |
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| plexus, a collection of nervous tissue |
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| the grey matter of the nervous system |
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| pons (a bridge between two tissues, a part of the nervous system that lies between the medulla and the mesencephalon & superior to the cerebellum) |
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| thalamus ( a large mass of grey matter located below the cerebrum, through which sensory impulses travel) |
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| ventricle, a small cavity |
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