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axon: part of the neuron that sends messages to surrounding neurons or body organs
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brain: organ that sends and receives messages to and from all body parts
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cerebellum: brain part that helps make you movements smooth and graceful rather than robotlike
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cerebrum: brain part that control thought, reason, and the senses
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dendrite: parts of the neuron that receive messages from nearby neurons
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diabetes mellitus: disease that results when the pancreas doesn't make enough insuiln
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endocrine system: made of small glands that make chemicals for carrying 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: homone that lets your body cells take in glucose and sugar from your blood
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medulla: brain part that controls heartbeat, breathing, and blood pressure
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nerve: many neurons bunched together
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nervous system: made of cells and organs that let an animal detect changes and respond to them
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neurons: nerve cells
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pituitary: an endocrine gland that forms many different hormones;
the master gland
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reflex: protective reactions that occur within the nervous system
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response: the action of an organisms because of a change in its environment
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spinal cord: part that carries messages from the brain to body nerves or from body nerves to the brain
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synapse: 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 found near the lower part of your neck
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thyroxine: the hormone that controls how fast your cells release energy from food