Coordination and response

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What is a stimulus?
A change in an animal's surroundings
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What is a response?
A reaction to the stimulus
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What is the CNS?
The CNS is a nervous system in the brain and spinal cord that coordinates responses to stimulus
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What are the two main types of nerve and what do they do?
Sensory-delivers messages from outer body parts to CNS
Motor-electrical signals from the brain to the muscles
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What is a reflex action?
An involuntory response to a stimulus which minimises time for a reaction therefore minimising damage to the body
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What is the difference between the endocrine and the nervous system?
The endocrine system uses chemical signaling while the nervous system uses electrical signaling
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