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Which part of the human body coordinates a person's voluntary and involuntary actions and transmits signals between different parts of the body?
Which part of the human body coordinates a person's voluntary and involuntary actions and transmits signals between different parts of the body?
What comprises the autonomic nervous system and regulates involuntary functions?
What comprises the autonomic nervous system and regulates involuntary functions?
Which part of the human nervous system is a semi-independent component that controls the gastrointestinal system?
Which part of the human nervous system is a semi-independent component that controls the gastrointestinal system?
What is the largest part of the human nervous system and includes the brain and spinal cord?
What is the largest part of the human nervous system and includes the brain and spinal cord?
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Which part of the nervous system is responsible for processing sensory information?
Which part of the nervous system is responsible for processing sensory information?
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What is the center of the human nervous system?
What is the center of the human nervous system?
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What is the function of glial cells in the nervous system?
What is the function of glial cells in the nervous system?
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Which structure is responsible for the transient alteration of transmembrane voltage in an excitable cell?
Which structure is responsible for the transient alteration of transmembrane voltage in an excitable cell?
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What type of chemical relays, amplifies, and modulates signals between neurons and other synaptically connected cells?
What type of chemical relays, amplifies, and modulates signals between neurons and other synaptically connected cells?
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What is the specialized junction through which neurons signal to each other and to non-neuronal cells called?
What is the specialized junction through which neurons signal to each other and to non-neuronal cells called?
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