Nervous System

Question 1

What are receptors?

Answer 1

Receptors are cells that detect stimuli (change in environement)

Question 2

What are effectors?

Answer 2

Effectors respond to the receptors causing a response from the body.

Question 3

Examples of effectors

Answer 3

Muscles and glands. Muscles contract and glands secrete hormones.

Question 4

What is the Central Nervous System?

Answer 4

Consists of the brain and spinal cord which is all connected by sensory neurons and motor neurones.

It receives information from the receptoes and then coordinates a response which is carried out by effectors.

Question 5

What are sensory neurones?

Answer 5

They are neurones that caryy information as electrical impulses from the receptors to the CNS.

Question 6

What are motor neurones?

Answer 6

They are neutrones that caryy information as electrical impulses from the CNS to effectors

Question 7

What are effectors?

Answer 7

Effectors are all your muscles and glands which responds to nervous impulses.

Question 8

What is the order of the nervous system?

Answer 8

Stimulus > Receptor > Sensory neurone > CNS > Motor neurone > Effector > Response