Senses
Word List
| stimulus | sensory | eye | effectors | conditions |
| effectors | peripheral | environment | central nervous system |
muscle |
A is a change in the of an organism.
Animals respond to stimuli in order to keep themselves in favourable .
The (CNS) coordinates an animal’s responses using neurons carrying impulses from receptors to the CNS and motor neurons carrying impulses from the CNS to .
e.g. Light receptor cells are in the retina of the
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e.g. Hormone secreting cells are
in glands .
e.g. Muscle cells are effectors in a
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In the mammalian nervous system the CNS (brain and spinal cord) is connected to the body via the nervous system. (sensory and motor neurons).
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Stimulus
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Response
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The brain and spinal cord.
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The sensory and motor neurons.
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Muscles and sense organs.
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Sense organs and glands.
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Muscles and glands.
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