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The arched white matter found in the center of the cerebrum that connects the two hemispheres of the brain
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The thin outer rim on the surface of the brain where memory storage, processing, and conscious and subconscious regulation of skeletal movement occur
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Cells that make up the lining of the ventricles of the brain and spinal cord that help in producing spinal fluid
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The region of the brain located behind the brain stem. The arbor vitae resides here
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'Protector' cells of the nervous system that support, protect, and insulate the axons by helping to form the myelin sheaths
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Located in the lower half of the brainstem, connecting to the pons. It regulates the vital functions of breathing, swallowing, and heart rate
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A type of brain cell that supplies nutrients to the neuron
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White, fatty substance that wraps around an axon
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Regions of the brain that lie at a deeper depth; the area where neurological nerve tracts are housed
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Tentacle like structures that extend from the cell body of the neuron and reach out to other neurons
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The main part of the brain composed of the two hemispheres
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An electrical conducting cell of the nervous system
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The two halves of the brain, right and left
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'Garbage Collector' cells of the brain that kill unwanted organisms and remove waste products produced by the neurons
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General term for the glia cells of the brain that support nerves. Glia comes from the Greek word meaning 'glue'
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The part of the neuron through which electrical impulses travel away from the body of the nerve cell to other nerve cells. It is wrapped in a white fatty substance called myelin sheath
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