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Is continuous with the spinal cord and connects to the pons above.
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Connects the pons to the diencephalon and forebrain.
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Travel across synapses, spaces between neurons or between neurons and other body tissues and cells.
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Connects the spinal cord to the higher-thinking centers of the brain. It consists of three structures: the medulla oblongata, the pons, and the midbrain.
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Support the neurons and other structures that supply and surround nervous tissue.
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It sits below the posterior (occipital) lobes of the cerebrum and behind the brain stem, as part of the hindbrain.
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They transmit sensory signals and motor commands.
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Are the three layers of connective tissue that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord.
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Is a pinkish, soft, ovoid organ that receives sensory input and integrates information to form perception and thought, control activities such as speech and movement, and maintain homeostasis.
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Forms most of the diencephalon. It consists of two symmetrical egg-shaped masses, with neurons that radiate out through the cerebral cortex.
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Part of the metencephalon of the hindbrain, bridges the two main function areas of the central nervous system, the “higher” brain centers and the spinal cord.
