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What are the two main forms of coordination in animals?

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The nervous system

The hormonal system

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Give an example of nervous coordination

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Reflex action e.g withdrawal of hand from an unpleasant stimulus

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Give an example of hormonal coordination

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The control of blood glucose concentration

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What are neurones?

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Specialised cells adapted to rapidly carrying nerve impulses from one part of the body to another

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What is a mammalian motor neurone made up of?

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Cell body, dendrons, Schwann cells, myelin sheath and nodes of Ranvier.

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What do Schwann cells do?

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They surround the axon, protecting it and provide electrical insulation

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What are noses of Ranvier?

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Constrictions between adjacent Schwann cellswhere there is no myelin sheath

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What are the different types of neurones?

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Sensory neurones, motor neurones and relay neurones

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What is the function of the sensory neurone?

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It transmits nerve impulses from a receptor to a motor or relay neurone

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What is the function of a motor neurone?

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It transmits nerve impulses from a relay neurone to an effector

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What is the function of a relay neurone?

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It transmits impulses between neurones

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What is a nerve impulse?

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A wave of electrical activity that travels along the axon membrane

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What prevents the sodium and potassium ions from diffusing across the axon plasma membrane?

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The phospholipid bilateral of the axon plasma membrane

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By what process do sodium and potassium ions pass through ion gates channels?

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Facilitated diffusion

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What is the resting potential value in humans?

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-65mV

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What is the role of the sodium potassium pump?

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Actively transport sodium ions out of the axon.

Actively transport potassium ions into the axon.

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What is the threshold that needs to be reached in order to create an action potential?

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+40mV

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What is resting potential?

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The difference in electrical charge maintained across the membrane of the axon of a neurone when not stimulated

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What is repolarisation?

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Return to the resting potential in the axon of a neurone after an action potential

20
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Does the size of an action potential ever change?

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No, it remains the same from one end of the axon to the other

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Why does an action potential pass along a myelinated neurone faster than an unmyelinated neurone?

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Because in an unmyelinated neurone, the events of depolarisation have to take place all the way along an axon and this takes more time.

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What factors affect the speed at which an action potential travels?

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Myelin sheath, diameter of the axon and temperature.

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What is saltatory conduction?

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When an action potential jumps from one node of Ranvier to another.

24
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How can an organism perceive the size of a stimulus?

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By the number of impulses passing in a given time.

By having different neurones with different threshold values

25
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What is the refractory period?

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The period during which the membrane of the axon of a neurone can’t be depolarised and no new action potential can be initiated.

26
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What are the three purposes of the refractory period?

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It ensures that action potentials are propagated in one direction only.
It produces discrete impulses.
It limits the number of action potentials.

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What is a synapse?

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A junction between neurones, in which they have a narrow gap, the synaptic cleft, which a neurotransmitter can pass.

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What is a presynaptic neurone?

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The neurone that releases the neurotransmitter

29
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What organelles does the synaptic knob possess?

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Many mitochondria and large amounts of endoplasmic reticulum

30
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What are these organelles required for?

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They are required in the manufacture of the neurotransmitter which takes place in the axon.

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Where is the neurotransmitter stored?

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In the synaptic vesicles

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What are the features of the synapse?

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Undirectionality - synapses can only pass information in one direction, from the presynaptic neurone to the postsynaptic neurone.
Summation - a rapid build up of neurotransmitter in the synapse.

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What are the two types of summation?

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Spatial summation

Temporal summation

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What is spatial summation?

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When a number of different presynaptic neurones together release enough neurotransmitter to exceed the threshold value of the post synaptic neurone.

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What is temporal summation?

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When a single presynaptic neurone releases neurotransmitter many times over a short period of time in order to exceed the threshold value.

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What are inhibitory synapses?

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Synapses that make it less likely that a new action potential will be created on the post synaptic neurone.

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What is a cholinergic synapse?

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A synapse in which the neurotransmitter is a chemical called acetylcholine.

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Where do cholinergic synapses occur?

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Central nervous system

Neuromuscular junctions

39
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What are the three types of muscle in the body?

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Cardiac muscle
Smooth muscle
Skeletal muscle

40
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What are myofibrils?

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Tiny muscle fibres that individual muscles are made of

41
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Which two types of protein filament are myofibrils made of?

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Actin and Myosin

42
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What is a sarcomere?

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The distance between adjacent Z-lines

43
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What is tropomyosin?

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An important protein found in muscle, which forms a fibrous strand around the action filament.

44
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What types of muscle fibre are there?

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Slow-twitch fibres

Fast-twitch fibres

45
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What is a neuromuscular junction?

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The point where a motor neurone meets a skeletal muscle fibre

46
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What is the sliding filament mechanism?

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The process where actin and myosin filament slide past one another.

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