The nervous system
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- Created on: 04-11-17 10:28
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- Nervous system
- Nerve cells
- Nerve cells are also called neurones
- long fibre which is insulated by a fatty sheath
- tiny branches which branch further as dendrites at each end
- Effectors
- Effectors are parts of the body that produce a response to a detected stimulus
- A muscle contracting to move an arm
- muscle squeezing saliva from the salivary gland
- a gland releasing a hormone into the blood
- Muscles work in antagonistic pairs
- the biceps and triceps in an arm
- the quadriceps and hamstrings in the leg
- Nerve cells
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