In a homeostatic control mechanism, the receptor detects changes in the environment and relays that information to the ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


control center

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Broca's area ________

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Of the four indirect motor spinal cord pathways that originate in the brainstem, the one whose upper motor neuron destination is the lateral funiculus is the

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