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The branch that carries messages, or impulses, away from the cell body is the axons
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The branch that carries messages to the cell body is called the dendrites
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true
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The nerve cell is called a neuron
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true
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Nerve impulses travel like electrical signals through wires
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true
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The first three inches of the spinal cord is called the brain stem
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true
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The spinal cord is protected by the backbone
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true
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The spinal cord is the direct pathway from all the nerve cells
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true
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The brain is made up of about 12 billion nerve cells
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true
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The brain controls all of the body's functions.
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true
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Your intelligence and memory are located in the cerebrum
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true
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the cerebrum is the part of the brain that controls all mental activities
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true
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Modern computers cannot store about as much information as the human brain.
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true
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A computer program is basically a set of operating instructions
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true
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To translate is to interpret
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true
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Sensory means having to do with the senses.
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true
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The organ which provides the most information to the brain is the eye
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true
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Sound waves entering the ear first strike the eardrum
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true
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An uncomfortable feeling in the ears when descending in an airplane is caused by changes in air pressure on the eardrum
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true
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Besides hearing, the ear is needed for balance
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true
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Balance is monitored by fluid in the semicircular canals of the ear
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