4.5 The nervous system

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GCSE (4 Human Biology) Biology Fichas sobre 4.5 The nervous system, creado por Anisha Rai el 22/04/2016.
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What does the nervous system enable humans to do? React to their surroundings and coordinate their behaviour
Where is information retrieved? From receptors
How is that information passed along? Along cells called neurones as impulses
Where does the information travel to? The central nervous system (the brain or spinal chord)
What coordinates a response? The brain
What is the brain made out of? Billions of interconnected neurones
What is the cerebral cortex? Concerned with consciousness, intelligence, memory and language
What is the cerebellum? Concerned mainly with the coordination of muscular activity
What is the medulla? Concerned with unconscious activities such as heartbeat and breathing
How have scientists been able to map the regions of the brain to particular functions? Studying patients with brain damage Electrically stimulating different parts of the brain Using MRI scanning techniques
What is the speed of a reflex action? Automatic and rapid
Which neurones are invloved with reflex actions? Sensory Relay Motor
What happens during a simple reflex such as a pain-withdrawal reflex? Impulses from receptor pass along sensory neurone to cns At synapse between sensory and relay neurone in cns, chemical is released - causes impulse to be sent along relay neurone Chemical released at synapse between relay and motor neurone in cns - cause impulses to be sent along motor neurone to effector Effector either muscle or gland: muscle responds by contracting, gland responds by releasing chemicals
Give two examples of an effector Muscle Gland
What is the nervous system sequence? Stimulus Receptor Co-ordinator Effector Response
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