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The nurse understands that it is a priority to obtain the 12-lead ECG on the patient newly admitted with chest pain because the ECG must be obtained within how many minutes of the onset of pain?
Thalamus
The brain’s sensory control center, located on top of the brainstem; it directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla.
Feature Detectors
Specialized brain cells that identify specific elements or patterns, such as edges, motion, or colors, in the visual environment.
Hubel and Wiesel
Nobel laureates whose research on the visual system greatly advanced the understanding of how the brain processes visual information.
Nerve Cells
Specialized cells that transmit electrical and chemical signals throughout the nervous system; also known as neurons.
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