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Puberty Begins with a Hormonal Signal from the Hypothalamus to the _____

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Puberty begins with a hormonal signal from the hypothalamus to the _____.


Definitions:

Dorsal Root Ganglion

A cluster of sensory neuron cell bodies located within the dorsal root of a spinal nerve.

Synaptic Delay

The time lag between the arrival of an action potential at the axon terminal of a neuron and the creation of a postsynaptic potential.

Polysynaptic Reflex

A reflex arc that involves multiple synapses between neurons within the central nervous system, leading to a more complex response.

Cross Extension Reflex

A reflex action that involves the contraction of extensor muscles in one limb when the flexor muscles are contracted in the opposite limb, crucial for coordinated locomotion.

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