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How do cells carry out respiration to release energy from glucose?

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they use enzymes

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what do enzymes and cells require in order to work?

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very stable conditions

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enzymes cant work well if…

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the conditions around them change too much

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homeostatis definition?

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the maintenance of a constant internal environment

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what three things does your body maintain?

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  • your blood glucose concentration
  • body temp
  • water balance
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Explain the three stages of the automatic control system..

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-receptor cells detect the changes in the environment
- the receptor cells pass information to a coordination centre
- the coordination centre receives and processes the information from the receptor cells
-the coordination centre now sends instructions to the effector
the job of the effector is to carry out the response or restore the optimum level

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what do scientists call a change in the environment?

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a stimulus

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what is the job of the effector?

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to carry out the response or restore the optimum level

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What are the two parts of the nervous system?

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  • Central nervous system

- other nerves going to or from the nervous system

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Explain the automatic control centre in TERMS OF NEURONES

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Receptors detect a stimulus and send electrical impulses down neurones to the central nervous system
The CNS is the coordination centre. This now sends electrical impulses down other neurones to effectors and the effectors being about a response

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What are effectors usually? (2 things)

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  • A muscle that contracts

- a gland that secretes a hormone

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What are the two key roles of the nervous system?

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  • enables humans to react to their surroundings

- coordinates their behaviour

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What is one way that shows how humans react to their surroundings?

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The Reflex Arc

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Explain the reflex arc in terms of neurones when you touch a hot object..

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-The stimulus is detected by a receptor
-Electrical impulses now pass from the receptor along a sensory neurone to the CNS.
at the end of the sensory neurone is a synapse a chemical is released there which diffuses across to a relay neurone and reaches another synapse
once again a chemical is released
the chemical triggers an electrical impulse in the motor neurone
the electrical impulse now passes down the motor neurone to an effector in this case a muscle
the muscle now contracts and pulls the hand away from the heat
pulling the hand away is a response

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What is a stimulus?

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something in the environment

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What is a receptor?

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something you use to touch it

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What is at the end of a sensory neurone?

and what happens there?

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A synapse

a chemical is released

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just give the stages for the reflex arc..

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stimulus 
receptor
sensory neurone
synapse
relay neurone
synapse
motor neurone
effector
response
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Why are reflexes automatic and rapid?

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There is no decision making from the conscious part of the brain

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In the reaction time practical what are the..
independent
dependent and control variables?

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independent- person being tested
dependent- reaction time
control- starting distance between thumb and 1st finger

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Explain the Reaction Time Practical..

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X measures the reaction time of Y
Y sits on a stool with upright posture
Y then places their forearm of their dominant arm across the table with their hand overhanging the edge
X holds the ruler vertically
The 0cm mark should be between Y’s first and thumb finger
X tells Y to prepare to catch the ruler with their thumb and first finger as quickly as possible when it drops
X records the measurement on the ruler that is in level with the top of Y’s thumb
this is repeated several times to calculate a mean

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What are two other tests using reaction time?

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  • if caffeine affects reaction time

- non dominant hand vs dominant

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What organ system is the brain part of?

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The CNS

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What does the brain control and how does it do this?

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controls the complex behaviour

by containing billions of interconnected neurones

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What is the top section of the brain called (the wormy one)

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celebral cortex

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What are the celebral cortex’s functions?

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language
memory
consciousness

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what is the bottom back part of the brain called (the shell one)

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cerebellum

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What are the functions of the cerebellum?

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controls our balance

coordinates our movement

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what is the small section in the centre part of your brain above the spinal cord called?

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the medulla

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what are the functions of the medulla?

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controls our heart rate and our breathing rate

31
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what is the brain protected by?

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the skull

32
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what two words describe the brain?

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extremely delicate and easy to damage

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What are the three ways that scientists use to investigate the brain?

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  • by looking at patients with brain damage, they can see what part of the brain links to what function
  • electrically stimulate diff parts of the brain and look at the effects on the persons behaviour
  • use MRI scanning to look at which part of the brain are most active during different activities
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What type of organ is the eye?

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sense organ

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what does the eye contain and what are they sensitive to?

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receptors sensitive to both light intensity and also the colour of light

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Explain how light rays pass through the eye..

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Light rays pass through the transparent front of the eye-cornea
light rays then pass the pupil in the centre of the iris
they then pass through the lens
the light rays are now focussed to the back of the eye the retina
the receptor cells now help us send electrical impulses down the optic nerve to the brain
the ciliary muscles and the suspensory ligaments work with the lens

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what is the job of the cornea?

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to start the focussing of the light rays

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What is the iris?

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the coloured part of the eye

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what is the job of the lens?

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to focus the light rays onto the back of the eye

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what is the key feature of the lens?

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it can change its shape allowing us to focus on distant or near objects

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what does the retina contain and what do they help us to do?

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receptor cells for light

they help us detect the light intensity and light colour

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what is the white part of the eye called?

and what does it do?

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sclera

this tough outer structure protects the eye

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what do the ciliary muscles and suspensory ligaments allow us to do TOGETHER?

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focus on distant or near objects

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What is the pupil?

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The space in the centre of the iris that light passes through

45
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What does the pupil allow?

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light to pass into the eye

46
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What is the job of the iris?

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To control the size of the pupil

47
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What happens when you enter a dark room?

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the amount of light entering the eye is now low
this drop in light intensity is detected by the light receptors in the retina these send electrical impulses to the brain
the brain then sends electrical impulses to specific muscles in the iris
these muscles contract causing the pupil the become larger
allowing more light to enter the eye

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What happens when you enter a light room?

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the reflex causes the pupil to become smaller

this reduces the amount of light entering your eye and protects it from damage

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How does the eye focus?

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A lot of the focusing is carried out by the cornea but this is fixed focus
the rest is carried out by the lens
the lens allows us to focus on near and distant objects
to do this the shape of the lens can change

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what is accomodation?

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the ability to change the shape of the lens and focus on near or distant objects

51
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what is the lens surrounded by and what is that then surrounded by?

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the lens is surrounded by suspensory ligaments and they are surrounded by ciliary muscle

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how is the ciliary muscle connected to the lens?

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by fibres of suspensory ligaments

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How do you change the thickness of the lens?

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by contracting and relaxing

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when the ciliary muscle contracts and the suspensory ligaments loosens what happens?

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the lens thickens and refracts light rays more strongly

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when the ciliary muscle relaxes and the suspensory ligaments tightens what happens?

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the lens is now pulled thin and only slightly refracts light rays

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how much does light from distant objects need to be focused on?

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only a relatively small amount

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What happens when you focus on distant objects?

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the ciliary muscle relaxes and the suspensory ligaments are pulled tight
the lens is now pulled thin
because the lens is thin the light rays are only slightly refracted
the light rays now focused to a point on the retina

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What happens when you focus on near objects?

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the ciliary muscle contracts and the suspensory ligaments loosens
the lens is now thickens and refract light rays more strongly
the light rays now focused to a point on the retina

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how much does light from near objects need to be focused on?

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a large amount

60
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What is hyperopia?

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long sighted

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what is the problem with long sight?

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cannot focus on near objects

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What happens to the eyeball in long sighted people and the light entering the eye?

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the eyeball is too short so the light is focussed at a point behind the retina

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How can long sight appear in elderly?

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the lens can become less elastic and cannot become thick enough to focus on near objects

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How can long sight be treated?

how does this method help?

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using glasses with convex lenses

these partially focus the light before entering the eye

65
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What is myopia?

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short sighted

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what is the problem with short sight?

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cannot focus on distant objects

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What happens to the eyeball in short sighted people and the light entering the eye?

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the eyeball is too long so the light is focussed at a point in front of the retina

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how else can short sight appear?

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when the lens is too thick

69
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how can short sight be treated?

how does this method help?

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wear concave lenses

to partially un focus the light before it enters the eye

70
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What can people use instead of glasses?

and how do they help?

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hard or soft lenses

they sit on the eyeball and refract the light in the same way as glasses

71
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How does laser eye surgery work?

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it changes the shape of the cornea

so it refracts the light to a greater or less extent

72
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how else can the lens in the eye be replaced?

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using an artificial lens

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