Topic 2 - the nervous system Flashcards
1
Q
What is the job of a nueron
A
Transmits information rapidly as electrical impulses
2
Q
what are receptor cells
A
cells that can detect a change in your environment
3
Q
What is the role of a CNS
A
Coordinates a response
4
Q
what is the function of a sensory neurone
A
long dendro carries nerve impulses from receptor cell to cell body
Located in the middle of a neurone
5
Q
What is the structure of a sensory neurone
A
Middle of the neurone
6
Q
what is the function of a motor neurone
A
short dendrites carry nerve impulses from CNS to cell body
long axon carries from cell body to effector cells
7
Q
what is a relay neurone
A
short dendrites carry nerve cells from sensory neurons to cell body
axon carries from cell body to motor neurons
