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nervous regulation

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regulation   a rule or directive made or maintained by an authority  
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irritabilty   the quality or state of being irritable  
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impulse   a sudden strong and un reflective urge or desire to act  
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response   any behavior of a living organism that results from an external or internal stimulus  
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receptors   an organ or cell able to respond to light,heat or external stimulus and transmit a signal to a sensory nerve  
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neuron   a specialized cell transmitting nerve impulse  
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effector   an organ or cell that acts in response to a stimulus  
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cell body   the nucleus containing central part of a neuron exclusive of its axon and dendrites that is the major structure element of the grey matter of the brain and spinal cord the gangilla and the rentina  
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dendrites   a short branched extension of a nerve cell , along which impulse received from other cells at synapses are transmitted to the cell body  
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cell body   the nucleus containing central part of a neuron exclusive of its axon and dendrites that is the major structure element of the grey matter of the brain and spinal cord the gangilla and the rentia  
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axon   the long threadlike part of the nerve cell along which impulse are conducted from the cell body to the other cell  
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meninges   the three membranes that line the skull and vertebral canal and enclose the brain and spinal cord  
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cerebrum   the largest part of the brain ,consisting of two lobes , the left and right cerebral hemisphere that controls the thought and the voluntary movement  
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cerebellum   the part of the brain at the back of the skulls in vertebrates . its function is to coordinate and regulate muscular activity  
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medulla oblongata   the continuation of the spinal cord withing the skull ,forming the lowest part of the brainstem and containing control centers for the heart and lungs  
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central nervous system   the complex nerve tissues that control the activities of the body . in vertebrates it comprises the brain and the spinal cord  
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peripheral nervous system   the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord  
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meninges   the three membrane that line the skull and vertebral canal and enclose the brain and the spinal cord  
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nuerontransmitters   a chemical substance that is released at the end of a nerve fiber by the arrival of nerve impulse  
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