Axon - the part of the neuron that carries information away from the cell body to other neurons, muscles, or glands, central nervous system - the part of the nervous system that includes the brain and the spinal cord, dendrite - the part of the neuron that receives information from other neurons, muscles, or glands, gland - a structure that produces substances that the body uses, neuron - a specialized cell that generates and conducts electrical impulses throughout the body, peripheral nervous system - the part of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord, interneuron - a nerve cell that carries information between a sensory neuron and a motor neuron, metabolism - the processes by which an organism uses food and water to grow, produce energy, and repair cells, motor neuron - a nerve cell the carries information from the brain or spinal cord to muscles and glands, receptor - a structure on a cell that receives signal from outside of the cell, reflex - an involuntary, automatic response to a stimulus, sensory neuron - a nerve cell taht carries information from the sense organs to the spinal cord of the brain, hormone - a substance produced by the endocrine system that is released into the bloodstream, hypothalamus - the part of the brain that helps the body maintain homeostasis, negative feedback - a type of feedback in which the output of a system is reduced, ovaries - a pair of organs in the female abdomen that produces eggs and hormones, pituitary gland - a gland in the brain that regulates other glands in the body, positive feedback - a type of feedback in which a system is triggered to produce an output, testes - a pair of male reproductive organs that produce sperm and hormones,

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