Nervous Regulation
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| Regulation | process that modulates the frequency rate
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| Irritability | ability that living organisms have to respond to changes in their environment
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| Impulse | something that changes the momentum of an object
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| Stimulus | something that causes a physiological response
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| Response | adrenal glands release a hormone for you body to react
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| Receptor | a protein that detects a signal molecule and performs an action in response
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| Neuron | a cell of the nervous system that transmits impulses between the body system and stores messages in the brain
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| Effect | A muscle, gland, or organ capable of responding to a stimulus, especially a nerve impulse
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| Cell body | a neuron that contains the nucleus but does not incorporate the dendrites or axon
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| Dendrites | is a branchlike extension of a neuron that receives impulses from neighboring neurons
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| Axon | long extension of the neuron membrane that carries impulse from one neuron to another
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| Meninges | the three membranes that line the skull and enclose the brain and spinal cord.
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| Cerebrum | the largest part of the brain coordinating
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| Cerebellum | part of the brain that maintains muscle movement and balance
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| Medulla oblongata | lowest part of the brainstorm and containing control centers for the heart and lungs
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| Central nervous system (CNS) | part of the nervous system that interprets message includes brain and spinal cord
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| Peripheral nervous system (PNS) | division of the nervous system that transmits impulses between the central nervous system
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| Reflex arc | nerve pathway in which an impulse crosses only two synapses before producing a response
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| Neurotransmitter(s) | a chemical that transmits a nervous system signal across the synapse
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