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In biology, the front of an organism, usually the part that goes forward first when the animal is moving. In higher organisms the anterior end of the nervous system, over the course of evolution, has developed into a brain with associated receptor organs able to detect stimuli including light and chemicals.



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20) Increased secretion of anterior pituitary hormones characterizes the initial neuroendocrine response to acute illness.
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