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Coordination And Control Flashcards

1
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Where are receptors found?

A

Sense organs

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2
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What are some stimuli?

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Sound, chemicals, temperature changes, touch, pain and light

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3
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How does the message from the receptors reach the brain?

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Electrical impulses that pass along neutrons

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4
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What are the sense organs?

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Eye, ear,nose, tongue, skin

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5
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What do the brain and spinal cord form?

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Central nervous system

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6
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What do nerves contain?

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Neutrons

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7
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What are neurons?

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Nerve cells which are found in nerves

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8
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What do motor neurone do?

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Carry impulses from the CNS to effector organs which may be muscles or glands which respond by contracting or the glands respond by secreting chemicals

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9
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What are the steps involved in a reflex action?

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A receptor detects a stimulus 
A sensory neurone transmits the impulse to the CNS 
A relay neurone passes the impulse on 
A motor neuron is stimulated 
The impulse passes to an effector
Action is taken
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10
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What is in the junction between two neurons?

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A synapse

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11
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Describe what happens at a synapse when an impulse arrives.

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impulse / information passes from one neurone to another
or impulse / information passes across gap
• chemical / transmitter involved
• diffusion (across gap)

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12
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Where if FSH produced?

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Pituitary gland

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13
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What does FSH do?

A

Causes eggs to mature

Causes Oestrogen to be produced

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14
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Where is oestrogen produced?

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Ovaries

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15
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What does oestrogen do?

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Inhibits further FSH production and stimulates LH production and stimulates the womb lining to receive the fertilised egg

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16
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Where is LH produced?

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Pituitary gland

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17
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What does LH do?

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Stimulates the mature egg to be released from the ovary

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18
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What will the contraceptive pill contain?

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Oestrogen and progesterone

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19
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What is good about progesterone-only pills?

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Fewer side effects

20
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How does the contraceptive pill stop pregnancy?

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Prevents the production of FSH so no eggs mature

21
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What does fertility treatment entail?

A

Women who cannot produce mature eggs being given FSH and LH

22
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FSH causes…

A

Eggs to mature

23
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LH stimulates ……..

A

Ovulation

24
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Which hormone is inhibited by the contraceptive pill but is given in fertility treatments?

A

FSH

25
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What are the advantages of fertility treatments?

A

Help reduce family sizes which reduces poverty in some areas
Allows women to plan pregnancies
Fertility drugs help infertile couples who are having IVF
IVf helps coup,Es to have a baby

26
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Disadvantages of fertility treatments

A

Pill causes side effects
Objections due to religion
IVF expensive

27
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The nervous system has…

A

Receptors to detect stimuli

28
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What internal conditions does the body careful control?

A

Water content
Ion content
Temperature
Blood sugar level

29
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How does water leave the body?

A

Sweat
Breathed out
Urine

30
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What is urine produced by?

A

Kidneys

31
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How does the body lose ions?

A

Sweat

Urine

32
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Why must our body temperature be kept constant?

A

So our enzymes can work properly

33
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What controls the sugar levels?

A

The pancreas

34
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What are plants sensitive to?

A

Light
Gravity
Moisture

35
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What is a phototropism response?

A

When plants grow towards the light

36
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What is a gravitropic response?

A

When the roots grow down towards gravity

37
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Where will roots also grow towards?

A

Water

38
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What is auxin?

A

The hormone that controls phototropism and gravitotropism

39
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What does unequal distribution of auxin cause?

A

Unequal growth; resulting in bending the shoots or roots

40
Q

What can plant growth hormones be used as?

A

Weed killers and stimulate root growth

41
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What are the benefits of women taking hormones?

A

They can prevent unwanted pregnancies so can plan when they want babies
Or
It may help them become pregnant, especially older women

42
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What is a disadvantage of taking hormones?

A

Side effects

43
Q

What doe weed killers do?

A

Kill unwanted plants

44
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What happens when cutting are taken from plants and plant growth hormones are added?

A

The hormone used encourage roots to grow before the cutting is planted

45
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What do some hormones encourage?

A

Encourages fruit to ripen

46
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Why is it important to use plant hormones correctly?

A

The can cause damage to the environment, weedkillers may kill useful plants

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