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3 types of neurons ✔✔motor (efferent) interneurons sensory (afferent) Branches of autonomic nervous system and functions ✔✔Parasympathetic: rest and digest sympathetic: fight or flight Or... ganization of brain (Hindbrain, midbrain, forebrain) ✔✔Hindbrain: cerebellum, medulla oblongata, reticular formation Midbrain: inferior and superior colliculi Forebrain: thalamus, hypothalamus, basal ganglia, limbic system, cerebral cortex Thalamus (Forebrain) ✔✔Relay station for sensory info Hypothalamus (Forebrain) ✔✔maintains homeostasis and integrates with the endocrine system through the hypophyseal portal system that connects to anterior pituitary Basal Ganglia (Forebrain) ✔✔Smoothens movements and helps maintain postural stability [Show More]

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