Vet Assistance Nervous System

A type of cell found in the nervous system that is specialized to transmit electrical impulses.

• Skin cell

• Bone

• Glands

• Neuron

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

The body system that allows an animal to sense and respond to its environment and control body functions, made up of the brain, spinal cord, nerves and sense organs.

• The Nervous System

• Organ

• Skin

• Hormone System

The brain and spinal cord. It receives information from the sense organs and organizes responses by the muscles and glands.

• Brain

• Central Nervous System

• Skin

• Peripheral Nervous System

The network of nerves that spread through the body and send messages between the sensory organs, central nervous system and the muscles and glands

• Brain

• Central Nervous System

• Skin

• Peripheral Nervous System

A type of neuron (nerve) that transmits messages from receptors to the central nervous system

• Motor Neuron

• Sensory Neuron

• Inter-neuron

• Hormone

A type of neuron (nerve) that transmits messages from sensory neurons to motor neurons. These Neurons are in the spine and brain.

• Motor Neuron

• Sensory Neuron

• Inter-neuron

• Hormone

A type of neuron (nerve) that sends messages from the central nervous system to muscles (motors) or glands.

• Motor Neuron

• Sensory Neuron

• Inter-neuron

• Hormone

Something that can have an effect on the nervous system, such as a smell, image or pain. Something you can detect with your Nervous System.

• Effector

• Response

• Stimulus

• Receptor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

A type of specialized cell that can detect a stimulus, such as light, heat, touch or sound. It provides the nervous system with information about the body and the external world.

• Effector

• Response

• Stimulus

• Receptor

An organ that acts in response to a stimulus; for example, a muscle or gland.

• Effector

• Response

• Stimulus

• Receptor