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Ch. 18 Review for Science Test

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cerebrum   controls thinking and interprets information from sense organs  
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cerebellum   controls body movements and helps maintain balance  
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medulla   controls digestion and activity of glands and involuntary muscles  
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brain stem/medulla   made up of nerves from other two brain parts and connects the brain to the spinal cord  
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endocrine glands   have no ducts  
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testosterone   a male reproductive hormone  
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insulin   hormone that controls sugar in the blood  
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job of brain   to receive, interpret, and react to messages in the body  
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cerebrum   largest part of the brain  
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reflexes   controlled by the brain  
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reflex arc   body's reaction that does not involve the brain (path=receptor to spinal cord to muscle)  
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synapse   the gap between one cell and the dentrite of another  
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path substances from endocrine glands travel   from glands into blood vessels  
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sense organ   a special organ that receives and processes stimuli from the environment  
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Names of sense organs:   skin, eyes, mouth/nose, ears, nose  
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skin   detects temperature  
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optic nerve   carry nerve signals from the retina in the eye to the brain  
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outer ear   gathers sounds  
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cochlea   changes vibrations into nerve signals in the ear  
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depressant   drug that slows down the central nervous system  
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stimulant   drug that speeds up the central nervous system  
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alcoholic   dependent on alcohol  
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addiction   an uncontrollable dependence on drugs  
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