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| central nervous systems (CNS) |
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| consists of brain and spinal cord |
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| part of the brain responsible for mental processes e.g. memory, reasoning, conscious thought |
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| part of the brain that controls balance and coordination |
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| part of the brain that control heart and breathing rates |
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| type of signal transmitted by neurons |
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| nerve cell that sends electrical impulse form sense organ to CNS |
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| nerve cell that sends electrical to connect sensory neuron to motor neuron |
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| nerve cell that sends electrical impulse from CNS to muscle (or gland) |
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| tiny gap between two neurons |
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| type of signal that crosses synapses |
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| fast, automatic, protective response |
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| neural pathway that controls a reflex action |
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| organ that releases a hormone into the blood |
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| molecule in the plasma membrane of a target tissue cell that detects a hormone |
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| organ that produces insulin and glucagon |
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| organ that stores glucose as glycogen |
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| simple carbohydrate required by all living cells for respiration |
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| storage carbohydrate in animals |
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| hormone that activates the enzyme that converts glucose to glycogen |
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| hormone that activates the enzyme that converts glycogen to glucose |
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