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A student is taking part in an experiment to test reaction times. Every time a red triangle appears on the computer screen in front of her, she has to click the mouse.

what is the receptor here:

A

light receptor cells

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a baby moves their finger state the effector in this response and describe its action

A

muscle contracts to move babies finger

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Describe one way the pathways involved in grasping an object differ between a newborn baby and a baby older than 6 months.

A

one is conscious one is’nt

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explain how an electrical impulse in one neurone is able to pass to the next neurone.

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when the electrical impulse reaches the end of the neurone it stimulates the release of a chemical. The chemical diffuses across the synapse to activate an electrical impulse in a neurone

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