Sense Receptors Vocabulary

Organ that receives and sends messages throughout the body to tell body parts what to do

• brain

• heart

• ears

• eyes

Actions by one thing that have an effect on a different or separate thing

• sense receptors

• brain

• interactions

• memories

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Information stored in the brain

• senses

• memories

• interactions

• sense receptors

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Things that detect changes in an organism’s environment

• sense receptors

• memories

• brain

• senses

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

sight, smell, touch, taste, and hearing

• sense receptors

• science

• specialized

• senses

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Having characteristics that are particularly suited to a certain function

• memories

• specialized

• interactions

• receptors

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4