| Term | Definition |
|---|
| axon | fiber that carries messages away from the nerve cell |
| dendrite | fiber that carries messages from other neurons to the nerve cell body |
| neuron | nerve cell |
| cerebellum | part of the brain that controls balence and body motion |
| cerebrum | large part of the brain that controls the senses and thinking |
| medulla | part of the brain that controls heart beat and breathing rate |
| reflex | automatic response to stimulus |
| reflex arc | path of a message in a reflex |
| response | action caused by a stimulus |
| stimulus | any action that causes a response |
| receptor | organ that receives stimuli from the environment |
| endocrine gland | gland that does not have ducts |
| gland | organ that makes chemical substances used or released by the body |
| hormone | chemical substance that regulates body functions |
| conditioned response | learned behavior in which a new stimulus causes the same response as the old one did |
| innate behavior | behavior you are born with |
| learned behavior | behavior you practice and learn |
| Inter Neurons | are special neurons in the spinal cord that sends a reflex message back to the muscles in an emergency BEFORE the brain knows about it |
| Relay Neurons | are sensory neurons or motor neurons that carry messages |
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