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MMS Nervous System
Mead Middle Nervous System
Term | Definition |
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Sensory Neurons | Nerves that take in information from the 5 senses (smell, sound, taste, touch, and sight) |
Motor Neurons | Nerves that control voluntary (chosen) and involuntary (automatic) movements |
Voluntary Nervous System | Control of movements that are chosen such as running or talking |
Involuntary Nervous System | Control of movements that are automatic such as breathing, digesting food, or your heart beating |
Interneurons | Found in the spinal cord and connect the sensory neurons to the brain |
Touch Receptors | Endings of sensory neurons that detect touch or pressure |
Neurons | Nerve cells that make up nerves |
Qualitative Data | Data from observations such as color or shape |
Quantitative Data | Data that includes numbers such as distance or length |
Variable | What is being tested or changed in an experiment |