The Central Nervous System Flashcards
1
Q
What is a stimulus?
A
A change in an organism’s environment
2
Q
How do animals respond to stimuli?
A
They respond to stimuli in order to keep themselves in suitable conditions for survival
3
Q
What is an animal’s response coordinated by?
A
The Central Nervous System.
4
Q
What is this part of the system sometimes referred to?
A
Processing centre
5
Q
What is the Central Nervous System made up of?
A
Brain and spinal cord.
6
Q
How is CNS connected to the body?
A
By the peripheral nervous system
7
Q
What does the peripheral nervous consist of?
A
Sensory neurons that carry impulses from receptors to the CNS
Motor neurons that carry impulses from the CNS to effectors
