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| Part of the Central Nervous system located in the cranium. Controls the majority of systems in the body. |
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| Thick column of nerve tissue enclosed by vertebra that is connected to the brain and nerves in the peripheral nervous system. |
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| Another name for a nerve cell. |
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| A bundle of nerve fibers made of neurons (nerve cells). |
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| Any signal or change in an organism's environment (internal or external) that would produce a response. |
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| The reaction to a stimulus. |
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| The brain and spinal cord. |
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| Peripheral Nervous System |
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| All of the nerves in the body outside of the Central Nervous System. |
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| An "automatic" response to a stimulus that travels from the body to the spinal cord and back to the body. |
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| The part of the nerve cell that carries signals away from the cell body |
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| Part of the neuron that carries signals to the body of the nerve cell. |
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| The five (5) Nervous System structures that allow us to receive input from the world: (Eyes) Sight, (Ears) Hearing, (Tongue) Taste, (Peripheral) Touch, (Nose) Smell. |
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