The Nervous System

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How is the CNS (Central Nervous System) connected to the body?
By sensory neurones and motor neurones
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What do motor neurones do?
Carry electrical impulses from the CNS to effectors
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What do sensory neurones do?
Carry information from the receptors to the CNS
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Effectors respond to nervous impulses, but what are they?
Muscles and Glands
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What do receptors do?
Detect stimuli
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In what order does the body process and create a response to a stimulus?
Stimulus - Receptor - Sensory Neurone - CNS - Motor Neurone - Effector - Response
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What do motor neurones do?

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Carry electrical impulses from the CNS to effectors

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What do sensory neurones do?

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Effectors respond to nervous impulses, but what are they?

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What do receptors do?

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