A2 Nervous System

• What is a receptor?

  specialised cell or group of cells that respond to changes in the surrounding environment
• What is an effector?

  A muscle, organ or gland that is capable of responding to a nerve system.
• What is a Glial cell?

  A cell that provides support for neurones (e.g digesting dead neurons)
• Fill in the blank

  A) Dendrite

  B) Soma

  C) Schwann Cell

  D) Myelin Sheath

  E) Nucleus

  F) Axon

  G) Nerve ending (axon)