Coordination and control

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  • Created on: 12-05-14 21:15
Name the two types of effector in the human body
Glands and muscles
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Name three stimuli which affect humans
Light, sound and pain
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What effect does oestrogen have on FSH production
It inhibits the release of it
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State two internal conditions that need to be controlled
Temperature and water
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How are impulses transmitted across a synapse?
By chemicals
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What type of cell detects a change in the environment?
Receptor
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Name a plant hormone
Auxin
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What is gravitropism?
When a root responds to gravity
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Why do plant shoots bend towards light?
Auxin cause the side of the shoot that is not in the light to grow longer
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How does the contracptive pill work?
It contains hormones which inhibits FSH so the egg doesnt mature
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Why are FSH and LH given in fertility treatment
Because FSH matures the egg and LH stimulates ovulation
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Describe the sequence of events in a reflex action
Stimulus - receptor - sensory nueron - relay neuron - motor neuron - effector - response
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