Nervous and Endocrine System

Controls heartbeat and breathing

• Pons
• Medulla
• Cerebellum
• Thalamus

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Known as the "Little Brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements

• Thalamus
• Reticular Formation
• Hypothalamus
• Cerebellum

What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?

• brain and spinal cord
• brain and cranial nerves
• spinal cord and spinal nerves
• cranial nerves and spinal nerves

maintain stable internal conditions. Examples include fever and vomiting.

• homeostasis
• telekinesis
• alveoli
• epidermis

bundle of wire-like nerves threaded through the backbones, through which electrical messages travel between the brain and body.

• neurons
• spinal cord
• spaghetti
• brain

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a body system that controls and coordinates all body activities through electric impulses/messages between brain, spinal cord and nerves.

• endocrine system 
• nervous system
• nerve
• neuron

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main organ of the nervous system. protected by the skull, and made of neurons, it is the control center for all actions, thoughts and emotions.

• brain
• electrical impulse
• gland
• heart

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brain cell /
nerve cell

• Dr. Suess tree
• neuron
• skin cell
• red blood cell

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Part of the nervous system made of the brain and spinal cord.

• central nervous system
• peripheral nervous system

Part of the nervous system made of the nerves that are not part of the brain or spinal cord.

• central nervous system
• peripheral nervous system