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Nervous and Endocrine Systems

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axon
Long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
nervous
Causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
brain
That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers
cerebellum
A major division of the vertebrate brain
cerebrum
Anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres
endocrine
The secretion of an ___ gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has
hormone
The secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has
insulin
Hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas
medulla
Lower or hindmost part of the brain
nerve
Any bundle of ___ fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
neuron
A cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
pituitary
The master gland of the endocrine system
reflex
An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
response
A bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
spinalcord
A major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to
stroke
The act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
thyroid
Located near the base of the neck
tumor
An abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose

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