A change in an organism's environment that causes a response is a:
Stimuli
What is A?
Dendrites
The ability to feel temperature is the function of what type of receptor?
Thermoreceptor
True or False: Short-term Memory is a memory stored for a limited time.
True
Which is not a part of the nervous system?
1) Brain
2) Nerves
3) Stomach
4) Spinal Cord
Stomach
What type of stimuli is touch
Mechanical Stimuli
What is B?
Cell body
The structure that detects stimuli is known as the:
receptors
Which is NOT a part of Long-term Memory?
1) It is encoded
2) It is stored
3) It has limited capacity
4) It is retrieved
It has limited capacity
Reflexes are controlled by the:
spinal cord
What are the 3 types of stimuli we studied in 6th Grade
electromagnetic, chemical, mechanical
What is C?
Axon
The receptors that help determine taste.
Chemoreceptors
A short-term memory can be moved to a long-term storage by:
Repetition and review, heightened emotions and energy
What is the control center of the nervous system?
brain
An example of chemical stimuli is
food cooking in the kitchen
True or False: Neurons are connected or touching throughout your entire body.
False; there is a gap called a synapse between each neuron
Sensory receptors in your eyes are different than the sensory receptors in your nose because:
receptors respond to different stimuli
Information that is stored in the brain is called a:
memory
What are the 2 parts of the nervous system
A loud bell ringing at the end of each class is an example of what type of stimuli?
Mechanical Stimuli
True or False: The gap between neurons is called a synapse.
True
What are the 4 type of receptors in your body?
Mechanoreceptors, Thermoreceptors, Chemoreceptors and Photoreceptors
The ability to recognize someone's voice is an example of what type of sensory memory?
Echoic Memory
What is the function of neurons?
To carry messages in the form of electrical or chemical signals to/from the brain throughout the rest of the body.