Central nervous system (CNS) - The portion of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord. Spinal cord - A collection of neurons and supportve tissue running from the base of the brain down the center of the back, protected by a column of bones (the spinal column) Peripheral nervous system (PNS) - All portions of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord; it includes sensory and motor nerves. Somatic nervous …
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…that receive information on pressure, pain, touch, and temperature. Temporal lobes - Lobes at the sided of the brain's cerebral cortex, just above the ears; they contain areas involved in hearing, memory, perception, emotion, and (in the left lobe, typically) language comprehension. Frontal lobes - Lobes at the front of the brain 's cerebral cortex; they contain areas involved in short-term memory, higherorder thinking, initiative, social judgment, and (in the left lobe typically) speech production.