Brain
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blood brain barrier, brain cell, brain commissure, brain morphology, brain regulatory center, brain stem, brain subcortex, cerebral ventricle, limbic system, prosencephalon
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portion of the vertebrate central nervous system that is enclosed within the cranium, continuous with the spinal cord, and composed of gray matter and white matter; the primary center for the regulation and control of bodily activities, receiving and interpreting sensory impulses, and transmitting information to the muscles and body organs; also the seat of consciousness, thought, memory, and emotion; includes the functionally similar portion of the invertebrate nervous system.
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- Brain is an organ in head that controls and regulates the body's activities.
- Brain is a part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers.
- Brain represents the center of thoughts and emotions.
- Brain coordinates and controls bodily activities, and interprets information from the senses
- Brain is made from billions of individual nerve cells.
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