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Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience

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1.1 Building a Nervous System

1.
The two major cell types of the brain are ________ and ________.
2 .
The four major types of glia in the nervous system are ________, ________, ________, and ________.

1.2 Organization of the Nervous System

3.
Axon bundles in the central nervous system are called ________ and in the peripheral nervous system are called ________.

1.3 The Central Nervous System: CNS

4 .
The three planes for sectioning the brain for anatomical analysis are ________, ________, and ________.

1.4 The Brain: Structure and Function

5.
The group of specialized brain areas under the cerebral cortex that are part of the telencephalon are called ________.
6 .
The ________ nerves are a part of the peripheral nervous system and emerge directly from the brain.
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