6.1: The central nervous system (CNS) Flashcards
Martha was telling her friend Sanya about her recent frightening experience.
‘I was walking home by myself in the dark. Suddenly, I heard footsteps behind me and I realised that someone was getting closer to me. I saw a bus at the bus stop and decided to run. I don’t think I have ever moved with such speed. I leapt on the bus - shaking, sweating and my heart was beating so fast I nearly collapsed.’
Outline the role of the central nervous system and autonomic nervous system in behaviour. Refer to Martha’s frightening experience in your answer (4 marks)
The brain plays a role in life functions, psychological processes and higher mental functions and the spinal cord transmits information to and from the brain and controls reflex behaviours
Martha was telling her friend Sanya about her recent frightening experience.
‘I was walking home by myself in the dark. Suddenly, I heard footsteps behind me and I realised that someone was getting closer to me. I saw a bus at the bus stop and decided to run. I don’t think I have ever moved with such speed. I leapt on the bus - shaking, sweating and my heart was beating so fast I nearly collapsed.’
Outline the role of the central nervous system and autonomic nervous system in behaviour. Refer to Martha’s frightening experience in your answer (4 marks).
The brain plays a role in life functions, psychological processes and higher mental functions and the spinal cord transmits information to and from the brain and controls reflex behaviours.
The brain being involved in higher mental functions is shown by ‘I realised that…’ and the brain’s decision-making is shown by ‘I decided to run’
Martha was telling her friend Sanya about her recent frightening experience.
‘I was walking home by myself in the dark. Suddenly, I heard footsteps behind me and I realised that someone was getting closer to me. I saw a bus at the bus stop and decided to run. I don’t think I have ever moved with such speed. I leapt on the bus - shaking, sweating and my heart was beating so fast I nearly collapsed.’
Outline the role of the central nervous system and autonomic nervous system in behaviour. Refer to Martha’s frightening experience in your answer (4 marks).
The brain plays a role in life functions, psychological processes and higher mental functions and the spinal cord transmits information to and from the brain and controls reflex behaviours.
The brain being involved in higher mental functions is shown by ‘I realised that…’ and the brain’s decision-making is shown by ‘I decided to run.’
The autonomic nervous system controls life-maintaining processes such as heart rate and transmits information to and from internal organs
Martha was telling her friend Sanya about her recent frightening experience.
‘I was walking home by myself in the dark. Suddenly, I heard footsteps behind me and I realised that someone was getting closer to me. I saw a bus at the bus stop and decided to run. I don’t think I have ever moved with such speed. I leapt on the bus - shaking, sweating and my heart was beating so fast I nearly collapsed.’
Outline the role of the central nervous system and autonomic nervous system in behaviour. Refer to Martha’s frightening experience in your answer (4 marks).
The brain plays a role in life functions, psychological processes and higher mental functions and the spinal cord transmits information to and from the brain and controls reflex behaviours.
The brain being involved in higher mental functions is shown by ‘I realised that…’ and the brain’s decision-making is shown by ‘I decided to run.’
The autonomic nervous system controls life-maintaining processes such as heart rate and transmits information to and from internal organs.
The sympathetic nervous system prepares the body for action, whereas the parasympathetic nervous system conserves energy
Martha was telling her friend Sanya about her recent frightening experience.
‘I was walking home by myself in the dark. Suddenly, I heard footsteps behind me and I realised that someone was getting closer to me. I saw a bus at the bus stop and decided to run. I don’t think I have ever moved with such speed. I leapt on the bus - shaking, sweating and my heart was beating so fast I nearly collapsed.’
Outline the role of the central nervous system and autonomic nervous system in behaviour. Refer to Martha’s frightening experience in your answer (4 marks).
The brain plays a role in life functions, psychological processes and higher mental functions and the spinal cord transmits information to and from the brain and controls reflex behaviours.
The brain being involved in higher mental functions is shown by ‘I realised that…’ and the brain’s decision-making is shown by ‘I decided to run.’
The autonomic nervous system controls life-maintaining processes such as heart rate and transmits information to and from internal organs.
The sympathetic nervous system prepares the body for action, whereas the parasympathetic nervous system conserves energy.
The fight-or-flight response is shown by ‘my heart was beating so fast’ , ‘moved with such speed’ , ‘shaking’ and ‘sweating’
