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A structure in the inner ear formed of a spiral-shaped tube. It is filled with a fluid and contains auditory hair cells.
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Photoreceptor cells in the inner part of the retina. They sre responsible for detailed, central vision and colour perception
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The membrane in the middle ear, which vibrates when it receives sounds and transmits the vibration to the inner ear through the chain of ossicles.
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Organs that receive responses from coordination systems and carry them out. Muscles and glands are effectors.
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Regulatory mechanism where output information from a circuit or system returns as input information.
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Total or partial breakage of a bone
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A type of drug that alters nerve transmission, causing visual or auditory hallucinations.
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A chemical substance secreted by some glands, the function of which is to control the activity of a specific type of organ or cells.
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Very strong tissue that connects bones and joints
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The part of the brainstem that controls breathing and heart rate.
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Membranes that protect the brain
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A bundle of nerve fibres
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Bundles of neurons.
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Information in the form of an electrochemical signal that neurons can transmit.
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A cell that forms nervous tissue.
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The ingestion of an excessive amount of a drug or medicine which the body is unable to process, and which can be lethal.
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Cells that are specialised to detect stimuli and send that information to the coordination centres.
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Simple responses that occur automatically and are controlled by the spinal cord.
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Photoreceptor cells in the outer part of the retina. They perceive light and darkness and detect movement.
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A twisting or stretching of a ligament that causes inflammation.
Crear