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Nervous system |
the system that controls all the other systems of the body |
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spinal cord |
a thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue which is a major part of the vertebrate central nervous system |
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memory |
ability of a to record information about things or events |
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cerebrum |
the largest part of our brain |
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cerebellum |
a part of the human brain in vertebrates |
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sensory nerves |
nerves conveying messages from sense organs to spinal cord and brain |
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motor nerves |
nerves carrying orders from spinal cord to rest of the body |
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reflex action |
and automatic and often inborn response to stimulus |
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iris |
the coloured part of the eye |
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pupil |
space in the centre of the iris |
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retina |
the sensory membrane that lines the eye |