nervous system

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Total cards: 16•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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Front (Question)

a stimuli is? . a body part that dectects a stimulus . the info the body receives to cause a response . a body part that gives a response to the stimulus

Back (Answer)

the info the body receives to cause a response

Front (Question)

a receptor is . info body receives to cause a response . body part that detects a stimulus . body part that gives a response to the stimulus

Back (Answer)

body part that detects a stimulus

Front (Question)

effector is . body part that gives a response to the stimulus . info body receives to cause a response . a body part that detects a stimulus

Back (Answer)

body part that gives a response to the stimulus

Front (Question)

chemoreceptor stimulu and sense organ is

Back (Answer)

tounge and nose and chemicals in the air

Front (Question)

thermoreceptor is

Back (Answer)

skin and hot and cold

Front (Question)

photoreceptor is

Back (Answer)

eyes and light

Front (Question)

mechanoreceptor is

Back (Answer)

skin, ears, muscles and pressure of solid objects

Front (Question)

pain receptor is

Back (Answer)

skin and sharp objects

Front (Question)

Cns is made up of what?

Back (Answer)

brain and spinal cord

#10

Front (Question)

pns is made up of what?

Back (Answer)

nerves through the body

#11

Front (Question)

function of cns

Back (Answer)

receives info from pns and tells the body how to respond

#12

Front (Question)

function of pns

Back (Answer)

controls muscles and glands and takes info to and from cns

#13

Front (Question)

neuron

Back (Answer)

transmits signals throughout the body

#14

Front (Question)

dendrite

Back (Answer)

receives messages from another cell

#15

Front (Question)

axon

Back (Answer)

carries messages away from the cell body

#16

Front (Question)

myelin

Back (Answer)

insulates neurons and increases speed of nerve impulses