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realistic anxiety

anxiety in response to an identifiable threat or danger. This type of anxiety is considered a normal response to danger in the real world and serves to mobilize resources to protect the individual from harm. Also called objective anxiety.

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motor neuron pool

motor neuron pool

a collection of motor neurons whose axons all connect to the same muscle, although the motor neurons may be scattered through a few levels of the spinal cord.