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Nervous system:
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Def: The network of nerve cells and fibers that transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body.
Sentence: The nervous system and the brain communicate together. |
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Spinal cord:
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Def: The cylindrical bundle of nerve fibers and associated tissue that is enclosed in the spine and connects nearly all parts of the body to the brain, with which it forms the central nervous system.
Sentence: If you injure your spinal cord you will get paralyzed. |
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Nerve:
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Def: A whitish fiber or bundle of fibers that transmits impulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord, and impulses from these to the muscles and organs.
Sentence: Nerves are responsible for communicating to the brain. |
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Brain:
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Def: An organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the coordinating center of sensation and intellectual and nervous activity.
Sentence: Without our brain we would not be able to function. |
