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| cerebrum | controls thought, memory, learning, voluntary movement, & the senses |
| cerebellum | controls balance & muscular coordination for walking, running, dancing & other motions |
| brainstem (medulla) | breathing, heartbeat,swallowing, blood pressure,body temperature |
| neuron | a nerve cell, bundles of neurons are nerves |
| nerves | threadlike bundles of neurons |
| spinal cord | relays nerve impulses between the brain and other parts of the body, protected by the backbone |
| spinal nerves | carry impulses between the spinal cord and body parts |
| sensory nerves | collect information from the sense organs to the brain |
| motor nerves | control movement |
| reflex | an atomatic response, usually not involving the brain |
| nervous system | works like a computer for the body |
| sense organs | ears, eyes, mouth, nose, skin |
| autonomic nervous system | governs involuntary actions |
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