Proprioceptors that monitor joint position and motion.

Sensory receptors that respond to stimuli arising in internal viscera and blood vessels.

The sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system (CNS) to the rest of the body, consisting mainly of ganglia and nerves.

Brain region most involved in producing smooth, coordinated skeletal muscle activity.

Specialization of function in one hemisphere of the cerebral cortex or the other.

The part of the forebrain involved in receiving and integrating olfactory impulses; connects to the limbic system and emotions.

An increase in the difference in charge across the plasma membrane (membrane potential).

Hormone released by the thyroid, which lowers blood calcium levels only when present at high levels.

Decreased density and strength of bone resulting from a gradual decrease in rate of bone fracture.

The ability to recoil to resting length.