The Nervous System

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  • The Nervous System
    • Neurons
      • neurons transmit information (as electrical impulses) to and from the CNS
    • The order of the neuron response
      • 1. Sensory   2. Relay
    • Receptors
      • they change stimulus energy into electrical impulses
    • The CNS
      • The Central Nervous System
        • information from the sense organ is sent and where reflexes and actions are coordinated
    • examples of stimuli
      • Touch   Sound Pressure Change in temperature Chemicals
    • 5 different sense organs
      • Eyes        Tongue            Skin                  Ears         Nose
        • What is MSG, how is it detected?
          • Monosodium Glutamate
          • detected with taste receptors
          • chemical stimuli

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