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What are the parts of the nervous system? |
Central Peripheral Nerves Neuron Synapse Receptors |
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What is the function of the nervous system |
Detects changes in your environment and allows you to react to them |
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Brain and spinal cord |
Central |
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Sensory organs examples eyes, ears and body nerves |
Peripheral |
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Bundles of nerve cells and neurons |
Nerves |
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Special cell that received signals and transmits them to other neurons |
Neuron |
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Gaps between neurons is carried by chemicals produced form the sending neuron |
Synapse |
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Nerve cells that detect the conditions in your environment |
Receptors |
