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Pitstop Check
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Information from receptors passes along cells (neurones) as electrical impulses to the central nervous system (CNS). |
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How is information transmitted in the nervous system? |
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The CNS is the brain and spinal cord. |
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What is in the central nervous system? |
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The CNS coordinates the response of effectors which may be muscles contracting or glands secreting hormones. |
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What is the role of the central nervous system? The Reaction Time Test
https://www.justpark.com/creative/reaction-time-test/ |
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Stimulus --> Receptor --> Coordinator --> Effector --> Response |
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What are the stages of the reflex arc? Student model of the CNS. |
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Be able to explain how the various structures in a reflex arc including the sensory neurone, synapse, relay neurone and motor neurone relate to their function. |
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How are the neurones adapted to their function? |
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Students should understand why reflex actions are important. |
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Why are reflex actions so important? |
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Reflex actions are automatic and rapid; they do not involve the conscious part of the brain. |
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How are reflex actions described? Demo:
Students blow into each others faces - How fast do your eyes close? |
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Be able to extract and interpret data from graphs, charts and tables, about the functioning of the nervous system. |
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Be able to translate information about reaction times between numerical and graphical forms. |
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