Nervous coordination Flashcards

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What is a stimulus?

A

Any change in the external environment such as light or pressure

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What is taxis?

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When a whole organism moves towards (positive) or away from (negative) a stimulus

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What is the function of the nervous system?

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  • Detection of stimuli by receptors.
  • Transmission of nerve impulses by neurones.
  • Response by effectors
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What is the function of neurones and what types are there?

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They carry electrical impulses from one part of the body to another. There are three types:
- Sensory
- Bipolar/Intermediate/Relay
- Motor

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5
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What is the order of a reflex arc?

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  1. Receptor neurone
  2. Sensory neurone
  3. Bipolar neurone in spinal cord
  4. Motor neurone
  5. Effector
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Explain the importance of reflex actions.

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  1. Automatic/involuntary
  2. Reduces/avoids damage to tissues/prevents injury
  3. Role in homeostasis
  4. Posture/balance
  5. Finding food/mate/suitable conditions
  6. Escaping from predators
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What’s the function of dendrites?

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They carry nerve impulses towards the body

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What’s the function of the neurone cell body?

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It produces proteins and neurotransmitters.

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What’s the function of the myelin sheath?

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Its a lipid covering that insulates the axon, speeding up nerve impulses.

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What’s the function of schwann cells?

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They produce myelin

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What’s the function of node of ranviers?

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They are the gap between schwann cells / areas without a myelin sheath

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What’s the function of the axon?

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Carries nerve impulses away from the cell body.

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What’s the function of terminal end branches?

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They connect the neurone to the effector

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14
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What happens to neurones as they age?

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They lose dendrites and synapses.

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15
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What is multiple sclerosis?

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It is an autoimmune disease where your body attacks the myelin sheath in the brain and/or spinal cord.
Inflammation and scarring can disrupt the messages travelling along the nerves.

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16
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What causes nerve impulses?

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They are caused by electrochemical signals meaning chemicals cause an electrical signal. These chemicals are ions such as sodium ions.

17
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What are the 4 basic steps of generating a nerve impulse?

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  1. Resting potential
  2. Depolarisation
  3. Repolarisation
  4. Resting potential
18
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What happens during resting potential?

A

K+ gates closed
Na+ gates closed
K+ channel permanently open

19
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What happens just before depolarisation?

A

K+ gates closed
Some Na+ gates open, Na+ diffuses in and Na+ diffuses in, triggering the reversal of potential difference across the membrane
K+ channel permanently open

20
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What happens during depolarisation?

A

K+ gates closed
Most Na+ gates open and cause an influx of Na+ diffusing into the axon
K+ channel permanently open

21
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What happens at the action potential?

A

K+ gates closed
After action potential is reached, Na+ gates close
K+ channel permanently open

22
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What happens at repolarisation?

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K+ gates open, the gradient preventing further movement of K+ is reversed. More K+ diffuse out.
Na+ gates closed
K+ channel permanently open

23
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What happens in hyperpolarisation?

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The diffusion pf K+ causes a temporary overshoot of the gradient inside the axon, making it more negative than the outside.
K+ gates closed
Na+ gates closed
K+ channel permanently open and restores resting potential

24
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How does myelination effect the speed of action potentials?

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The myelin sheath is an electrical insulator.
In a myelinated neurone, depolarisation can only happen at the nodes of Ranvier where sodium ions can get through the membrane.

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What is saltatory conduction?
When impulses travel by jumping from one node of Ranvier to the next.