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Brain

That part of the central nervous system inside our heads that controls all our perceptions, thoughts, feelings and voluntary movements.

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motor cortex

Anatomy; Brain

The part of both frontal lobes of the brain that controls voluntary muscle movements.

gyrus

Anatomy; Brain

These are high areas on the brain that are separated by fissures.

choroid plexus

Anatomy; Brain

Vascular structures within the ventricular system that produce cerebrospinal fluid.

axodendritic synapse

Anatomy; Brain

A synapse formed by contact between a presynaptic axon and a postsynaptic dendrite.

declarative

Anatomy; Brain

Memory The conscious recollection of facts and events; also called explicit memory.

anterior commissure

Anatomy; Brain

A small fiber that connects the right and left cerebral hemispheres of the brain.

cerebral aqueduct

Anatomy; Brain

The part of the ventricular system that connects the third and fourth ventricles

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