Biology CH15 Nervous and Chemical Control
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| axon | the part of a neuron that sends messages to surrounding neurons or body organs
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| brain | the organ that sends and receives messages to and from all body parts
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| cerebellum | the brain part that helps make your movements smooth and graceful, rather than robot-like
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| cerebrum | the brain part that controls thought, reason, and the senses
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| dendrite | part of the neuron that receive messages from nearby neurons
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| diabetes mellitus | a disease that results when the pancreas doesn’t make enough insulin
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| endocrine system | the body system made up of small glands that make chemicals that carry messages through the body
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| hormone | chemicals made in one part of an organism that affect other parts of the organism
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| insulin | a hormone that lets your body cells take in glucose, a sugar, from your blood
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| medulla | the brain part that controls heartbeat, breathing, and blood pressure
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| nerve | many neurons bunched together
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| nervous system | the body system made up of cells and organs that let an animal detect changes and respond to them
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| neuron | nerve cells
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| pituitary gland | an endocrine gland that forms many different hormones
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| reflex | quick, protective reactions that occur within the nervous system
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| spinal cord | the body part that carries messages from the brain to body nerves or from body nerves to the brain
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| synapse | a small space between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of a nearby neuron
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| thyroid gland | an important endocrine gland that is found near the lower part of your neck and produces thyroxine
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| thyroxine | the hormone that controls how fast your cells release energy from food
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