Information Processing in Animals Vocabulary

An organ in the nervous system that sends and receives messages from the other body organs.

• sensory organ

• brain

• nervous system

• reflex

A set of organs that uses information from the senses to control all body systems.

• instinct

• reflex

• nervous system

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

A thick bundle of nerves inside the spine.

• Brain

• Nervous System

• Instinct

• Spinal Cord

Part of the nervous system that is made up of the brain and spinal cord

• Central Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Sensory Organ

• The Five Senses

Part of the nervous system that is not part of the central nervous system and receives sensory information from cells in the body.

• Central Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Brain

• Spinal Cord

Organs such as the skin, eyes, ears, nose, and tongue that gather information from outside the body.

• Reflex

• Instinct

• Sensory Organs

• A cheetah

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

An inherited behavior, one that is not learned but is done automatically.

• Instinct

• Reflex

• Central Nervous System

• Brain

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

An action or movement of the body that happens automatically as a reaction to something

• Brain

• Spinal Cord

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Reflex

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8