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What is the main tissue component of the nervous system?
Which part of the nervous system comprises the brain and spinal cord?
What is the long stem-like part of the nerve cell that sends action potentials to the next cell called?
Which cells assist the propagation of the nerve impulse and provide nutrients to the neurons?
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What are the functions of the nervous system?
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What is the term for the network of blood vessels that are the great vessels of the heart including large elastic arteries, and large veins?
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What is the term for the division of the circulatory system responsible for carrying blood between the heart and the rest of the body?
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What is the term for the circulatory system division responsible for carrying blood between the heart and the lungs?
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Which term refers to the blood vessels that join with venules (small veins), and other veins?
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What type of circulatory system do vertebrates have?
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