the reflex arc

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    • stimulus - a change in the environment
    • receptor - detects a stimulus
    • sensory neuron - transmits electrical impulse travels to the CNS
    • relay neuron - in the spinal cord. transmits electrical impulses from the sensory to the motor neuron
    • motor neuron - transmit impulses from CNS to effector
    • effector - produces a repsonse. can be a muscle or gland
    • response - the change in response to the stimulus