animal and plant responses Flashcards
where is the cerebrum and what does it control
front of brain, largest part, has thing outer layer which is highly folded, involved in vision, learning and thinking
where is the hypothalamus and what does it control
above pituitary gland, automatically controls body temperature, produces hormones that control pituitary gland
where is the medulla oblongata and where is it found
at base of brain, automatically controls breathing rate and heart rate
where is the cerebellum and what does it control
underneath cerebrum, important for muscle coordination, posture and balance
where is the pituitary gland and what does it control
beneath hypothalamus, stimulates other glands by releasing hormones e.g adrenal glands
what is a reflex action
a body response to a stimulus without a conscious decision to respond
what is an example of a reflex action
knee-jerk reaction
what triggers the flight or fight response
release of ACTH
what receptors are in aorta and carotid arteries and what are they stimulated by
baroreceptors, high and low blood pressure
what happens when baroreceptors detect high and low blood pressure
high- send impulses along sensory neurones to cardiovascular centre, sending impulses along parasympathetic neurones, secrete acetylcholine which binds to receptors in SAN causes heart rate to slow down
low- impulses sent along to sympathetic neurones, noradrenaline secreted, which binds to receptors SAN, causes heart rate to speed up
what is the student t test used to investigate
if there is a significant difference between two sets of data
what is the structure and function of skeletal muscle
large bundles of muscle fibres, cell membrane of muscle fibres is called sacrolemma, this folds to form sarcoplasm, folds are called transverse tubules and help spread electrical impulse to reach all parts of muscle fibre
sarcoplasmic reticulum runs through sarcoplasm, stores calcium ions used for muscle contraction, have long cylindrical organelles called myofibrils, cause muscle contraction
describe structure and function of myofibrils
contain bundles of thick and thin myofilaments
thick made up of myosin
thin made up of actin
draw a myofibril and label it
give detail about the structure of myosin filaments
have globular heads that are hinged so that they can move back and forth
each head has a binding site for actin and ATP
