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| Axons | Long fibers that extend from the cell body, it carries outgoing messages |
| Dentrites | Short fibers that branch out from the cell body and pick upincoming messages |
| Neurons | Individual cells that are the smallest unit of the nervous system |
| Endorphines | Chemical substance that the body uses as a pain killer |
| Parietal Lobe | Part of the cerebral cortex that responds to sensations of touch and bodily position |
| Temporal Lobe | Part of the cerebral cortex that controls hearing and some visual and olfactory information |
| Occipital Lobe | Part of the cerebral cortex that recieves and interprets information |
| Frontal Lobe | Part of the cerebral cortex that runs self-awareness, initiative, and planning |
| Corpus Callosum | Nerve fibers that connect and coordinate the two brain hemispheres |
| HindBrain | Brain area containing the mefulla, pons, and cerebellum: runs life support |
| MidBrain | In the middle of the brain; runs sight, hearing, and part of pain |
| ForeBrain | Top part of the brain containing the thalamus, hypothalamus, and cerebral cortex: runs thinking |
| Cerebellum | Two hemispheres in the hindbrainthat control certai reflexes and coordinates bodily movement |
| Cerebral Cortex | The two hemispheres of the forebrain that regulate complex behavior |
| Stroke | Sudden paralysis brought on by the breaking or obstruction of a blood vessel in the brain |
| Alzheimer's | A brain disorder that results in a loss of intellectual abilities |
| Hydrocephalis | Causes an excess of fluid in the head, mostly in infancy, which causes enlargement of the head |
| Huntington's Disease | A genetic disease that destroys brain cells and causes involuntary body movements, mental disturbances and eventually death |
| Neurotransmitters | Chemicals released by the synaptic vessicles; these chemicals travel across synaptic space to affect the next neuron |
| Hypothalamus | Forebrain region that governs motivation and emotional responses |
