B3 Flashcards
1
Q
How are signals transmitted?
A
Stimulus-receptor cells- sensory neurone- spinal cord- brain- spinal cors- motor neurone- effector-response
2
Q
How does the reflex arc work?
A
Stimulus-receptors-sensory neurone-spinal cord-motor neurone-effector-response
3
Q
What does the cerebrum control?
A
Complex behaviour such as learning, personality and complex thought
4
Q
What does the cerebellum control?
A
Posture, balance and involuntary movements
5
Q
What does the medulla control?
A
Automatic actions
6
Q
What does the hypothalamus control?
A
Regulates temperature and water balance
7
Q
What does the pituitary gland control?
A
Hormone storage and release
8
Q
What does thyroxine control?
A
Body’s metabolic rate
9
Q
What does FSH do?
A
- produced in the pituitary gland
- egg matures
- stimulates O
10
Q
What does Oestrogen do?
A
- comes from ovaries
- thickens uterus lining
- stimulates LH and stops FSH
11
Q
What does LH do?
A
- ovulation
12
Q
What does progesterone do?
A
- maintains lining through pregnancy
- inhibits LH
