Sensory Receptors
What type of receptor senses light?
Photoreceptor
What is the thing you sense in your environment called?
Stimulus
What are the two main divisions of the nervous system?
Central and Peripheral nervous system
When messages get sent throughout your body they are called what?
Pathways
What body system is KING according to Ms. Strelec?
The nervous system
What type of receptor senses heat (But NOT pain)?
Thermoreceptor
What is the name for a nerve cell?
Neuron
What are the two main divisions of the peripheral nervous system?
Sensory and Motor divisions
Name one sensory organ.
Eyes, skin, ears, mouth or nose
What is Ms. Strelec's favorite color?
Purple
What sensory receptor is responsible for sensing food and smells?
Chemoreceptor
What are the two main types of neurons we have been discussing?
Sensory and Motor
What are the two main organs of the central nervous system?
The brain and the spinal cord
True or False.
IF you have muscle memory for riding a bike is it still a voluntary response?
TRUE!
Regardless of whether you think you are thinking about it you are!
What type of response happens without integration to the brain?
Involuntary response
What receptor is responsible for sensing touch, sound or equilibrium?
Mechanoreceptor
Who is the decision maker of the nervous system?
What part of the nervous system is responsible for VOLUNTARY movements and detecting sensory information (like touch and sight)?
The peripheral nervous system
When a message gets integrated what organ does it go to?
What type of response happens WITH integration into the brain?
Voluntary response
What type of receptor senses PAIN?
Nociceptor
What is the superhighway of messaging called?
The spinal cord
What part of the nervous system is responsible for INVOLUNTARY responses like knee jerk reflex and breathing?
Peripheral nervous system
What are the 3 primary functions of the nervous system?
Sensory input, integration, and motor output
Name one other body system will we be discussing this project.
Respiratory, circulatory, skeletal, muscular, or digestive system