Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian

Exercise 19

Neurons in the brain and spinal cord make up the (a) _____. If neurons are damaged, they have little ability to (b) _____ and usually die. The mature human brain has a limited ability to regrow (c) _____ throughout adult hood. Information from the body's senses, skin, organs, and muscles is carried to and from the spinal cord by nerves that make up the (d) _____. If this nervous system is damaged, (e) _____ in this system have a remarkable ability to regrow and make new connections. If your finger were accidentally cut off, it could be (f) _____ and there is a good chance that your finger would regain most of its sensory and motor functions.