Question 1

A specialised nerve cell.

Accepted Answer

Neuron

Question 2

A junction between 2 neurons.

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Synapse

Question 3

Specialised cells that detect stimuli.

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Receptor

Question 4

Carries the nerve impulse from the central nervous system to an effector.

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Motor neuron

Question 5

An automatic response to a stimulus that does not involve conscious thought.

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Reflex

Question 6

Connects a motor and a sensory neurone in the central nervous system and is involved in a reflex arc.

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Relay neuron

Question 7

Changes in the environment.

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Stimulus

Question 8

Carry out the response and are either muscles or glands.

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Effectors

Question 9

The brain and the spinal cord.

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Central nervous system

Question 10

A bundle of neurons.

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Nerve

Question 11

Electrical message that passes along a neuron.

Accepted Answer

Nerve impulse

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