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The cel body of a Neuron
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Soma
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Specialized connection with other cells
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Synapse
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A special nerve filament that arises from the cell body and travels up to a meter.
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Axon
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Nerve cell
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Neuron
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Helping cells of the brain.
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Glia
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This part of the brain controls coordination and balance.
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Cerebellum
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The part of the brain in charge of involuntary actions such as breathing, heartbeat.
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Medulla oblongata
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This is the job of the nervous system.
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To send messages to and from the brain and spinal cord to and from the body.
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The major organ of the nervous system encased in the skull
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Brain
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Made up of sensory neurons, clusters of neurons called ganglia and the nerves connecting them to each other and the central nervous system.
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Peripheral nervous system
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A subsystem of the peripheral nervous system.
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Enteric nervous system
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A filament that arises from the neuron cell body and extends for micrometers. A cluster of them form a tree.
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Dendrite
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The major set of large set of nerves running down the spinal column or vertebrae.
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Spinal cord
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This is made up of the brain and spinal cord.
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Central nervous system
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The part of the brain in charge of thinking and memory
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Cerebrum
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