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sjones

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Research has uncovered a number of characteristics of neurosystem. Of the following, which is not one of those characteristics?
 
  a. The brain is our body's most complex organ.
  b. The brain instinctively looks for patterns in the way the world works.
  c. The structure of the brain develops during childhood and remains largely unchanged after that time.
  d. Genetically determined electric circuits are the foundation of the nervous system.

Question 2

The components of neurons that transmit outgoing messages to other neurons are called:
 
  a. dendrites.
  b. lobes.
  c. synapses.
  d. axons.



lcapri7

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

d



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