The Nervous System (B3)
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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.
Neurones
Electrical impulses are passed…
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