L5: Control and Information Processing

This body system is known as the "control center" and allows us to move and react to stimuli in our environment. It is responsible for gathering, processing, and responding to information.

• The nervous system

• The respiratory system

• The circulatory system

• The excretory system

The brain and spinal cord are part of the..

• Central Nervous System (CNS)

• Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

This is a tube-like structure made of neurons. It is like a highway sending messages quickly back and forth between the brain and the rest of the body.

• Spinal Cord

• Sensory receptor

• The peripheral nervous system

This part of the nervous system contains sensory and motor neurons (nerve cells) that transmit information btween the brian, spinal cord, and body.

• Central Nervous System (CNS)

• Peripheral Nervous System

This is the part of the nervous system that detects or senses the environment like vision, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching.

• The sensory system

• The receptor system

• Neuron system

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

These are special structures that detect stimuli (light, sound, touch).

• Sensory receptors

• Motor Neurons

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

This is a nerve cell and helps different parts of your body communicate with each other.

• Neuron

• Cell Membrane

• Receptor

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Which of the following are included in the bodies "senses"

• Taste 😋

• Smell 👃

• Hearing 👂

• See 👀

• Touch ✋

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

This part of the nervous system controls our skeletal muscles and voluntary movements like kicking a ⚽soccer ball.

• Somatic nervous system

• Autonomic System

This part of the nervous system controls our involuntary actions such as our heartbeat, breathering, and smooth muscle movement.

• Somatic nervous system

• Autonomic System