The nervous system

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How do muscles work?
Muscles work in antagonistic pairs. The biceps and triceps work together in an arm and the quadriceps and hamstrings work together in the leg.
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What are effectors in the body?
Effectors are parts of the body that produce a response to a detected stimulus.
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Give an example of an effector.
A gland releasing a hormone into the blood, a muscle contracting to move an arm, muscle squeezing saliva from the salivary gland.
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Give another name for a nerve cell
Neurones
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True or false? nerve cells are long fibre which is insulated by a fatty sheath
TRUE!
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True or false? Nerve cells have big branches which branch further as the dendrites do at each end.
FALSE! Nerve cells have TINY branches which branch further as the dendrites do at each end.
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What are effectors in the body?

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Give an example of an effector.

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Give another name for a nerve cell

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True or false? nerve cells are long fibre which is insulated by a fatty sheath

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