Control and Information Processing

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  1. 4. system the part of an organisms that gathers, processes and responds to information
  2. 5. light molecules are collected in photoreceptors in your eye, brain processes as sight
  3. 8. neurons the neurons that collect sensory information and send it to the central nervous system for processing
  4. 9. odor molecules are collected on chemoreceptors in your nose, brain processes as smell
  5. 11. a nerve cell; the basic functioning unit of the nervous system
  6. 13. special structures in the sensory system that detect stimuli
  7. 15. cord tubelike structure of neurons
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  1. 1. neurons neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands
  2. 2. Nervous System (PNS) sensory and motor neurons that transmit information between the CNS and the rest of the body
  3. 3. Nervous System (CNS) brain and spinal cord
  4. 6. odor molecules are collected on chemoreceptors in your mouth, brain processes as taste
  5. 7. system the part of your nervous system that detects or senses the environment
  6. 10. soundwaves are collected auditory receptors in the ears, brain processes as hearing
  7. 12. main organ of the nervous system which process information for the body
  8. 14. pressure, warmth, cold, pain