Stimuli
Organs which produce responses to stimuli.
Effectors
Receptors are classified by the type of ________ that they detect.
stimulus
The specialized cells which make up the nervous system.
neurons
The endocrine system consists of endocrine ______ distributed throughout the bod
glands
This organ is like a pump that circulates blood in the body.
heart
The two organ systems that use the information received by the receptors to produce a response.
nervous system and endocrine system.
Name two sense organs.
eye, ear
Neurons transmit information as nerve ________.
impulses
In vertebrates, what do endocrine glands produce?
hormones
Gas exchange takes place through the skin of the animal.
Cutaneous Respiration
The life function which enables living things to capture information called stimuli
Interaction
What kind of receptors are tactile hairs?
Mechanoreceptors
Cords formed from impulses traveling along the branches of the neuron.
nerves
Endocrine glands produce and secrete chemical substances called hormones into the _______
blood
These tiny blood vessels exchange substances between cells and the circulatory system.
Capillaries
Specialized sensory cells that receive stimuli from the external or internal environment.
Receptors
These receptors detect temperature changes in the environment.
thermoreceptors
What is the speed and duration of responses the produced by the nervous system, like those involved in movement?
brief, rapid
Which two processes is the Endocrine system involved for invertebrates?
Metamorphosis, reproduction
In tracheal respiration, air enters the body through these small openings located on the abdomen.
spiracles
These effectors produce a secretory response: saliva, sweat, or mother’s milk.
Glands
What do photoreceptors detect?
light
Name the most important organ in the human nervous system.
brain
What is the speed and duration of responses produced by hormones, like those involved in growth?
slow, longer-lasting responses
What organ do insects have to help with excretion?
Malpighian tubes