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The Cardiac Control Center Responds to ____

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The cardiac control center responds to ____.


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Anterior Cingulate Cortex

A region of the brain involved in emotion formation and processing, learning, and memory.

Pain Receptors

Specialized nerve endings found throughout the body that detect painful stimuli and send signals to the brain, officially known as nociceptors.

Afferent

Referring to nerve fibers that carry sensory signals toward the central nervous system.

Efferent

Referring to nerve fibers that carry impulses away from the central nervous system to the effector organs (muscles, glands).

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