The Nervous System Flashcards

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What does the nervous system mean

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Humans can react to their surroundings and coordinate their behaviour

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What are the different parts the nervous system is made up of

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Central nervous system(CNS)
Receptors 
Effectors 
Sensory neurones
Motor neurones
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What does the central nervous system (CNS) consist

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This consists of the brain and spinal cord

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What is the CNS connected to

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It’s connected to the body by sensory neurones and motor neurones

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What does the sensory neurones do

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It carries out information as electrical impulses from the receptors to the CNS

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What does the motor neurones do

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Carry electrical impulses from the CNS to effectors

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What is a receptor

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Cells that detect stimuli

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What does different receptors detect

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Different stimuli

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What does receptors in the ears detect

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Sound

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What does effectors respond to

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Electrical impulses and bring about a change

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What are two effectors

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Muscles and glands

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What does the muscles in effectors do

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It contracts

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I hat does the glands in effectors do

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Releases hormones

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What is the CNS

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It receives information from receptors and then coordinates a response (decides what to do about it)

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