The Nervous System (B3)

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  • Created on: 16-11-19 09:38

The Nervous System

Central Nervous System

The nervous system is made up of neurones.

sensory receptors: detect a change in your environment (a stimulus)

When a stimulus is detected by receptors, the info is sent as nervous electrical impulses along sensory neurones to the central nervous system (CNS).

CNS: made up of the brain and spinal cord

effector: muscle or gland

The CNS coordinates the response and sends info to an effector along a motor neurone. The effector responds accordingly.

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Neurones

Electrical impulses are passed

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