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A small cluster of norepinephrine synthesizing cell bodies called the ____ residing in the dorsal brain stem region of the reticular formation (RF) plays an important role in vigilance and arousal and is part of an ascending arousal pathway system that keeps the thalamus and cortex active in receiving and transmitting sensory information. a. locus cortex c. locus diencephalons b. limbic ceruleus d. locus ceruleus
 
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The ____-layered neocortex is the highest center of the brain. The word cortex literally means bark and refers to the outside covering of an anatomical structure. a. three c. five b. four d. six
 
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