BIOLOGY 6: Reflexes

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What are reflexes?
Rapid, automatic responses to certain stimuli
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Are reflexes fast or slow?
Fast
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Why are reflexes fast?
They're involuntary (you don't need to think about them)
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What is the route taken by the information in a reflex (from receptor to effector) called?
A reflex arc
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What do the neurones in the reflex arc go through?
the central nervous system (CNS)
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Which part of the brain do the neurones in the reflex arc go through?
An unconscious part of the brain
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What does SRSCRMER stand for?
Stimulus, Receptor, Sensory neurone, CNS, Relay neurone, Motor neurone, Effector, Response
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What type of animals rely entirely simple reflexes?
Simple animals that have no brain
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What do simple reflexes improve animals' chances of?
Survival
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Can you give two examples of ways simple reflexes can improve simple animals' chances of survival?
Finding food and sheltering from predators
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Can you name 3 examples of simple reflexes in humans?
Pupil becoming smaller, dropping hot objects and knee jerk reflex
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What are 3 reflexes that newborn babies have and lose as they develop?
suckling, grasping, taking steps on a flat surface
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