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Organisms Respond to changes in the In/Ex Environments Flashcards

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What is a stimulus?

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A change in the internal / external environment

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What is the function of the co-ordinator?

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Formulates a suitable response to a stimulus

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What is the function of a receptor?

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It detects a stimulus

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What is the function of an effector?

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Produces a response to a stimulus

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What is taxis?

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A directional response to a stimulus. The organisms will move directly towards or away from the stimulus

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What is kinesis?

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A non-directional response to a stimulus. The rate of movement is affected by the intensity of the stimulus i.e move faster / slower or turn more / less frequently.

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What is Tropism?

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Growth Response to a stimulus that occurs in flowering plants

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What are the 2 types of Tropism?

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  • Phototropism - Response to light

* Gravitropism – Response to Gravity

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State 2 features of a reflex action

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  • Rapid

- Automatic responses

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What is the normal 7 stage Reflex arc pathway?

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1) Stimulus
2) Receptor
3) Sensory neurone
4) Connector neurone
5) Motor neurone
6) Effector
7) Response

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Where does the sensory neurone come from and go to?

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From receptor to spinal cord

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Where is the Connector neurone located?

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Within Spinal Cord

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Where does the Motor Neurone come from and go to?

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From Spinal Cord to Effector

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What is the CNS (Central Nervous system) made up of?

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Brain + Spinal Cord

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What is the function of Dendrites?

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Synapse to / with connector neurones

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What is the function of axon?

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Very long and it conveys nerve impulses from spinal cord to effector

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Structure & Function of Myelin Sheath?

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Made from Schwann cells wrapped around the axon. Forms a fatty layer around the axon + increases speed of transmission of the nerve impulses.

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What are the Nodes of Ranvier?

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Gaps between Schwann cells where ions can move between the cell and tissue fluid

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How is a resting potential of -70mV maintained?

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  • Active transport (needing ATP + Protein carriers), 3Na+ are pumped out for every 2K+ pumped in.
  • Facilitated diffusion – K+ diffuse rapidly out of the cell as the membrane is more permeable to K+. Na+ can only diffuse back slowly as membrane is less permeable to Na+.
  • Results in tissue fluid outside having more positive ions than inside (negative electrical charge inside than outside) so the membrane is polarised and an electrochemical gradient has been established
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Explain the process of depolarisation (graph line sharply increases?

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  • Membrane becomes more permeable to Na+ ions
  • This is due to the Sodium Volted Gated Channels open
  • Sodium ions diffuse into the axon
21
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What is the Threshold Value usually?

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-40mV

22
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Explain the process of Repolarisation?

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  • Membrane becomes more permeable to K+ ions
  • This is due to the potassium ion Volted Gated Channels open
  • Potassium ions diffuse into the axon
23
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Explain the process of Hyperpolarisation?

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  • Potential difference may overshoot the resting potential
  • So Potassium Volted Gated Channels close
  • Sodium/Potassium pump restores the resting potential
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What is a Nerve Impulse?

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The depolarisation of one part of the neurone which sets off the depolarisation of the next section along the entire neurone

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What is a Refractory Period?

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The time while the membrane is unable to respond to another depolarisation

26
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State 3 factors affecting the speed of conduction

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  • Myelin Sheath
  • Axon Diameter
  • Temperature
27
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What is the gap between 2 neurones where synaptic transmission occurs?

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Synaptic cleft

28
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How is information conveyed during synaptic transmission?

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This is via diffusion of a neurotransmitter

29
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In cholinergic neurones, what is the neurotransmitter?

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Acetylcholine

30
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In Adrenergic neurones, what is the neurotransmitter?

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Noradrenaline

31
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Explain the 6 events at a synapse?

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1) Action Potential arrives at synaptic knob, increasing the permeability of the presynaptic membrane to Calcium ions (Ca2+ channels open) allowing calcium ions to diffuse in
2) Ca2+ make synaptic vesicles move towards and fuse with the presynaptic membrane. Acetylcholine released into synaptic cleft via exocytosis
3) Acetylcholine diffuses across cleft and binds to complementary shaped receptor on the postsynaptic membrane. This causes sodium ion channels to open and sodium ions diffuse in
4) Depolarisation of the postsynaptic membrane takes place; Action Potential started
5) Enzyme, actylcholinesterase, hydrolyses acetylcholine into acetate + chlorine which shuts Na+ channels
6) Products diffuse back across cleft, reabsorbed, resynthesised using ATP into acetylcholine and repackaged into vesicles

This is an excitatory synapse

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What is an excitatory synapse?

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An action potential is initiated at the postsynaptic membrane

33
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What is meant by an inhibitory synapse?

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This is when an action potential is NOT initiated at the postsynaptic membrane. Instead K+ channels open and the membrane becomes hyperpolarised.

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What is the function of the synapse?

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  • Transmit info between neurones

* Pass impulses in one direction (unidirectionality)

35
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Why can impulses only go in one direction?

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This is because neurotransmitters can only be released from the presynaptic membrane and receptors are only found on the postsynaptic membrane

36
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What is Temporal Summation?

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Several Action Potentials arrive in rapid succession at 1 synaptic knob, a high frequency of impulses = Intense Stimulus. The effect is additive and leads to above threshold = depolarisation at the postsynaptic membrane

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What is Spatial Summation?

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2 or more Action Potentials arrive at one synapse from different presynaptic neurones at the same time. The effect is additive leading to an above threshold depolarisation at the postsynaptic membrane.

38
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What is the structure of a Neuromuscular Junction?

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  • Synapse between Motor Neurone & Muscle Fibre (Muscle cell)
  • Postsynaptic membrane is the Sarcolemma (muscle fibre membrane)
  • Muscle Fibre contains Sarcoplasm (cytoplasm) and bundles of Myofibrils
39
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What is the structure & Function of Myofibrils?

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They consist of protein filaments which are involved in Muscle Contraction (More later)

40
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What is the structure of the Sarcolemma?

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Folded deeply into muscle fibre forming extensive network of T-tubules

41
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What does the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum contain?

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Calcium ions

42
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What is the neurotransmitter at the neuromuscular junction?

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Acetylcholine

43
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Where is the action potential initiated at the neuromuscular junction?

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Sarcolemma so the muscle contracts

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