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The nervous system sends signals in the form of electrical impulses, known as action potentials, which travel along neurons. These signals can convey various types of information, such as sensory input from the environment, motor commands to muscles, and internal physiological states. Additionally, neurotransmitters are released at synapses to transmit signals between neurons, enabling complex communication within the nervous system. Overall, these signals coordinate responses and regulate bodily functions.
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Do dendrites send or receive signals in the nervous system?
Dendrites receive signals in the nervous system.
What part of the nervous system sends signals to the muscles?
The motor neurons of the peripheral nervous system send signals from the central nervous system to the muscles, causing them to contract and move. These signals are transmitted through neurotransmitters released at the neuromuscular junction.
Which system would send signals to inform your body to do something to maintain homeostasis?
The Nervous System
Which sentence best describes integration in the nervous system?
Sensory receptors send signals to sensory neurons.
What system allows you to feel pain?
The human nervous system allows us to experience pain. When our body detects potential harm or injury, specialized nerve receptors called nociceptors send signals to the brain, which interprets these signals as pain.
Are sense organs part of the peripheral nervous system or the central nervous system?
i think they belong to the peripheral nervous system (pns)
What do high temperatures have to do with your nervous system?
If high temperatures reach your body, your nervous system would send signals to your brain, warning that the temperature could go hotter and maybe harm you. That's one purpose of your nervous system: to protect you.
What is the name of the cell that conducts electrochemical signals in the nervous system?
Neurons use electrochemical signals to send any kind of information through the body.
Which body system carries messages from receptors to centers for interpretations?
The nervous system carries messages from receptors to centers for interpretation. Sensory receptors detect stimuli and send signals to the brain and spinal cord for processing and response.
Sensory neuron is to motor neuron as?
Sensory neuron is to motor neuron...as feedback system is to control system. The motor neurons send signals from the brain to control the body. The sensory neurons send signals from the body back to the brain.
What signals do the respiratory system depend on from the nervous system?
Nervous system sends controlling signals to respiratory system via nerves of autonomic system, these signals arise from breathing center of medulla .
What system in the body carries information from the glands and organs to the brain?
The nervous system carries information from the glands and organs to the brain. This communication is often facilitated by the peripheral nervous system, which includes sensory nerves that send signals to the brain for interpretation and response.
