nervous system

Question 1

a stimuli is?
. a body part that dectects a stimulus
. the info the body receives to cause a response
. a body part that gives a response to the stimulus

Answer 1

the info the body receives to cause a response

Question 2

a receptor is
. info body receives to cause a response
. body part that detects a stimulus
. body part that gives a response to the stimulus

Answer 2

body part that detects a stimulus

Question 3

effector is
. body part that gives a response to the stimulus
. info body receives to cause a response
. a body part that detects a stimulus

Answer 3

body part that gives a response to the stimulus

Question 4

chemoreceptor stimulu and sense organ is

Answer 4

tounge and nose and chemicals in the air

Question 5

thermoreceptor is

Answer 5

skin and hot and cold

Question 6

photoreceptor is

Answer 6

eyes and light

Question 7

mechanoreceptor is

Answer 7

skin, ears, muscles and pressure of solid objects

Question 8

pain receptor is

Answer 8

skin and sharp objects

Question 9

Cns is made up of what?

Answer 9

brain and spinal cord

Question 10

pns is made up of what?

Answer 10

nerves through the body

Question 11

function of cns

Answer 11

receives info from pns and tells the body how to respond

Question 12

function of pns

Answer 12

controls muscles and glands and takes info to and from cns

Question 13

neuron

Answer 13

transmits signals throughout the body

Question 14

dendrite

Answer 14

receives messages from another cell

Question 15

axon

Answer 15

carries messages away from the cell body

Question 16

myelin

Answer 16

insulates neurons and increases speed of nerve impulses