transmits impulse from PNS to CNS example:

“decodes” the signal at a synapse (or multiple synapses) example:

conducts impulses to an effector organ example:

responds by contracting (if a muscle cell) or secreting (if a gland) example:

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Reflex Arc

I can describe a reflex arc and apply the vocabulary to a real world situation

Term	Definition
receptor	site of stimulus example:
sensory neuron	transmits impulse from PNS to CNS example:
integration center	“decodes” the signal at a synapse (or multiple synapses) example:
motor neuron	conducts impulses to an effector organ example:
effector	responds by contracting (if a muscle cell) or secreting (if a gland) example: