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An encephalon is an organ that serves as the center of the ______ system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals

nervous

The brain is the largest cluster of ______ somata in the body

neuron

The brain is typically located in the ______, usually near organs for special senses such as vision, hearing and olfaction

head

The brain is responsible for complex sensory perception, motor control, endocrine regulation and the development of ______

<p>intelligence</p> Signup and view all the answers

While invertebrate brains arise from paired segmental ganglia, vertebrate brains develop axially from the midline dorsal nerve cord as a vesicular enlargement at the rostral end of the neural tube, with centralized control over all ______ segments

<p>body</p> Signup and view all the answers

______ brains can be embryonically divided into three parts: the forebrain (prosencephalon, subdivided into telencephalon and diencephalon), midbrain (mesen.

<p>Vertebrate</p> Signup and view all the answers

The brain is the most specialized and energy-consuming organ in the ______

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The brain is the largest cluster of neuron ______ in the body

<p>somata</p> Signup and view all the answers

All ______ brains arise from paired segmental ganglia of the ventral nerve cord

<p>invertebrate</p> Signup and view all the answers

The brain is responsible for ______ sensory perception, motor control, endocrine regulation and the development of intelligence

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