Body and Behavior
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
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B
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The anterior portion of the brain
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The biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next
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A cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses (plural)
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A somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part (plural)
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Being the exact same one
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The junction between two neurons or between a neuron and a muscle
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The posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem
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The secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has
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Long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
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The secretion of an ___ gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has
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Center of an atom or a cell
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A segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain (plural)
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Of or relating to a ___ or society of usually men