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  • The medical study of the nervous system
  • neurology
100
  • A __________ is a nerve cell that sends messages.

neuron

100
  • Which brain part controls automatic functions that keep you alive?
  • brain stem
100
  • You have twelve pairs of __________ nerves.
  • cranial
200
  • __________ are branching parts of a neuron that receive messages. ( the ears of the neuron)
  • dendrite
200
  • What is the main organ of the nervous system
  • brain
200
  • The brain stem controls __________ functions.
  • automatic
200
  • The __________ nervous system includes nerves outside the brain and spinal cord.
  • peripheral
300
  • A doctor who performs surgery on the nervous system is a __________.
  • neurosurgeon
300
  • The brain is protected by the bones of the __________.
  • skull
300
  • The right hemisphere controls the __________ side of the body.
  • left
300
  • A quick automatic action that your body does in response to something.
  • reflex