Synapses and Reflexes

Question 1

what is a synapse

Answer 1

where 2 neurones join together

Question 2

how’s an electrical impulse passed

Answer 2

from one neurone to another by chemicals

Question 3

define reflexes

Answer 3

automatic responses

Question 4

what’s the passage of information in a reflex called (receptor to effector)

Answer 4

reflex arc

Question 5

how do neurones in reflex arcs go through the body

Answer 5

though spinal cord or an unconscious part of the brain

Question 6

a bee stings your finger. bee sting is detected by…

Answer 6

receptors

Question 7

impulses are sent along a ……. ……. to the CNS

Answer 7

sensory neurone

Question 8

In the CNS a ….. ……. passes on the impulse from the sensory neurones to a ….. …….

Answer 8

relay neurone
motor neurone

Question 9

define relay neurone

Answer 9

neurones that connect sensory and motor neurones

Question 10

impulses are sent along the motor neurone to the ……..

Answer 10

effector

Question 11

the effector in this example is a …… it contracts to move your hand away from the bee

Answer 11

muscle