The nervous system as a receptor of environmental stimuli

Subject: Biology

Grade: Lower Secondary

Publisher: YDP

Resource types: Class activity

Resource ID: a250
Description:

At the end of this activity, students should be able to:
– specify the main types of stimuli received by the nervous system
– describe a neurone and the basic types of neurones
– define the basic elements of the nervous system involved in producing the appropriate response to a stimulus
– characterize the structure and function of a synapse
– define a neurotransmitter.

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Secondary School

Lower Secondary (Grades 7-9)

Biology

Nervous system

31. The nervous system as a receptor of environmental stimuli

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Keywords

nervous, system, neurone, dendrite, axon, synapse, excitability, Nerve impulse, motor neurone, resting potential, action potential, neurotransmitter, sensory neurone, effector, stimulus, receptor, stimuli, nerve cell, neuromuscular junction, environmental, end plate, neuromodulator, relay neurone, The nervous system as a receptor of environmental stimuli

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