Fluxograma
Reflex Actions
Flowchart: Reflex actions
Conteúdo do fluxograma
Detects stimuli and sends information as an electrical impulse
Receptor
Sensory neuron
CNS (Central nervous system)
Carries electrical impulse to the CNS
Made up of the brain and spinal cord, it co-ordinates the information and sends impulses back out around the body
Motor Neurons
Carries impulses from the CNS around the body to effector organs
Effector organs
Effector organs are muscles or glands, muscles react by contracting and glands react by secreting chemical substances
Relay neurons (connect the motor and sensory neurons, found in the CNS)