Control and Processing Information

the part of an organism that gathers, processes, and responds to information

• digestive system

• nervous system

• muscular system

• excretory system

nerve cells

• villi

• rods

• cones

• neurons

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The central nervous system is made up of the...

• brain and spinal cord

• sensory neurons and spinal cord

• skeletal muscles and cardiac muscles

• voluntary muscles and involuntary muscles

a tubelike structure of neurons

• peripheral nervous system

• puipil

• spinal cord

• retina

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sensory neurons and motor neurons that transmit information between the CNS (central nervous system) and the rest of the body

• peripheral nervous system

• endocrine system

• receptors

• iris

special structures in the sensory system that detect stimuli

• neurons

• villi

• axons

• receptors

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the part of your nervous system that detects or senses the environment

• excretory system

• digestive system

• sensory system

• tiny hairs

the chemical receptors in your nose that detect odors

• chemoreceptors

• nose buds

• taste buds

• motor neurons

your skin has ________ of nerve endings

• hundreds

• thousands

• millions

• a small amount

receptors in your skin can detect

• pain, temperature, and pressure

• only a lot of pressure

• temperature and injury

• light, sound, and heat