B6-Brain and mind

for the exam on tuesday 22nd june 2011

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  • Created by: lucy
  • Created on: 20-06-11 15:27
what is a stimulus?
a change in the enviroment
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why do animals respond to a stimulus
to keep them in favourable conditions
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what is in the CNS
brain and spinal cord
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what does a motor neurone do?
takes information from the CNS to the effector
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what is the receptor in your eye?
retina
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neurons transmit what type of impulses
electrical
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the gap between neurons is called?
synapse
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what part of the brain deals with intellegence,memory,language and consciousness?
cerebral cortex
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how does ecstasey effect the brain?
blocks the sites in the brains synapses
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what is memory?
storage and retrival of information
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why do animals respond to a stimulus

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Katie

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Easy but good revision :)

Thanks x

Holly Clarke

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These did remind me of the topic chapter, thankyou,

Dan

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THIS IS B1

Beth

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Thanks!

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