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Chapter 10 - Nerves Flashcards

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What is the role of a receptor?

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It detects change in the environment

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2
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What is the co-ordination centre’s role?

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It receives and processes information and co-ordinates responses

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What is the role of the effector?

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It is a muscle or gland that brings about a response

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What is the stimuli?

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A change in the environment

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5
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What is homeostasis?

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Conditions in the body are controlled to provide a constant internal environment

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6
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What is a reflex action?

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A bodily response to a stimulus without the involvement of the brain

Example: blinking, if someone click med their fingers in your eye, you might blink without meaning too

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What is a conscious action?

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An action done on purpose with the use of the brain

Example: Eating, you intend to eat when you do

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8
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What is an electrical impulse?

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An electrical signal that travels along the axon

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What is the usual order of a reflex arc?

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Receptor
Sensory neurone
Central nervous system
Relay neurone
Motor neurone
Effector
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10
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What is a sensory neurone?

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It carries signals from receptors to the Central nervous system

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What is the role of the relay neurone?

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connects the sensory neurone and the motor neurone

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What is the role of the motor neurones?

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They carry signals from the central nervous system to effectors

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what is the central nervous system

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The part of the nervous system made up of the brain and spinal cord

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what is a synapse

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A tiny gap between two nerve cells, which nerve signals must cross

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how is an impulse transferred over a synapse

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chemicals are released and diffuse over the gap, these chemicals then set off a new electrical signal in the next neurone

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16
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what carries out a response

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effectors

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17
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what connects neurones

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synapse

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18
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what are reflexes

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automatic responses to certain stimuli without the conscious part of the brain

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19
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what is the point of reflexes

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they reduce chances of getting injured

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20
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if someone shines a bright light into your eye, what reflex happens

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your pupils automatically get smaller to allow less light in to stop it getting damaged

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21
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what is a reflex arc

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passage of information in a reflex (receptor to effector)

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22
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what part of the CNS do reflex arcs usually go through

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unconscious part of the brain or the spinal cord

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23
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what reflex happens if you get shocked

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your body releases the hormone adrenaline automatically

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24
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What is the cerebral cortex

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its responsible for consciousness, intelligence, memory and language

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25
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What is the cerebellum

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controls muscle co-ordination

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26
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What is the medulla

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controls unconscious activity such as breathing and heart beat

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27
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what is the hypothalamus

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controls blood temperature

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28
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what is another name for the thermoregulatory centre

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hypothalamus

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29
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what disease causes muscle tremors

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Parkinson’s disease

30
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what is a muscle tremor

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involuntary movement of a body part

31
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What is the sclera

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the tough, supporting wall of the eye

32
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what is the cornea

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transparent layer found in front of the eye, it refracts light into the eye

33
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what is the iris

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contains muscles that allow it to control the diameter of the pupil and therefore how much light enters the eye

34
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what is the lens

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it focuses the light onto the retina

35
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what receptor cells are contained in the retina

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light intensity sensitive cells and colour sensitive cells

36
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what controls the shape of the lens

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ciliary muscles and suspensory ligaments

37
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what is the optic nerve

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carries impulses from the receptors on the retina to the brain

38
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what is accommodation

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the changing of the lens shape to help focus light on the retina

39
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what happens to the ciliary muscles as you look at near objects

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they contract

40
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what happens to the suspensory ligaments as you look at near objects

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they relax

41
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what happens to the ciliary muscles as you look at distant objects

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they relax

42
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what happens to the suspensory ligaments as you look at distant objects

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they contract

43
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what happens to lens as you look at near object

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it becomes fatter (more curved) which refracts light by a larger amount

44
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what happens to lens as you look at distant object

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it becomes thinner (less curved) so it refracts light by a smaller amount

45
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what happens to your lens as you grow older

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they loose flexibility so viewing near objects is harder as they cant focus (thus they have reading glasses)

46
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what happens if the eye cant refract light by the right amount

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the person is either short or long sighted

47
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what is hyperopia

A

the medical term for long sightedness

48
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what is the medical term for long sightedness

A

hyperopia

49
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what type of lens would a long sighted person need

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convex

50
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what are convex lens

A

lens that curve outwards (used by long sighted people)

51
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what is myopia

A

the medical term for short sightedness

52
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what is the medical term for short sightedness

A

myopia

53
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what type of lens would a short sighted person need

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concave lens

54
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what are concave lens

A

lens that curve inwards (used by short sighted people)

55
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What are contact lenses

A

they are thin lenses that sit on the surface of your eye

56
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what are the pros of contact lenses

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they are lightweight and almost invisible and you can wear them for sports

57
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what are the cons of contact lenses

A

they carry a high risk of infection

58
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what 2 type of contact lenses are there

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hard lenses and soft lenses

59
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what is laser eye surgery

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it is used to change the shape of the cornea affecting the level of refraction of light into the eye

60
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what are the pros of laser eye surgery

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surgeons can precisely laser the eye which completely corrects vision

61
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what are the cons of laser eye surgery

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risk of complications, possible reaction against the surgery making vision worse than before

62
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what is replacement lens surgery

A

the lens is removed and replaced with an artificial lens

63
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what are the pros of replacement lens surgery

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you receive a new and improved lens

64
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what are the cons of replacement lens surgery

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possible damage to retina, higher risks than laser eye surgery

65
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what makes up the CNS

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spinal cord, brain

66
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what is the only neurone found inside the CNS

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relay neurone

67
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what type of impulse travels along neurones

A

electrical

68
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what method is used by chemical transmitters to move between neurones

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diffusion

69
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what is a chemical transmitter

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a chemical released at a synapse to help transmit electrical impulses move between neurones

70
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name different reflexes

A

heart beat, breathing, blinking, sneezing, coughing

71
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what is the medulla

A

controls automatic functions

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