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Date 05 09 2S



Homeosta sis - therequlaton for opthmum
conditions
infernal condtionsforcelis


that
tissves,cells de tecta change in envilonment
heceptors are either organs
temperafure change

from
information receptors, pYocess
coordina
tion centres in brainand spinal chord ecicve

the esponse infomationthen nutiate response. (cNS)

(esponSe
fectocs like muscles and alands produce the
muscles contract restonng op timum
glands release hormone conditon

Things needed kept unde control
to be
blood qlucose concentraton
• body temperature
water levels


• sensory neurones to
carry electucal impulses feom recepfors in sense organs
CNS


relay neur0nes carry electical
impulses om sensory
Devrones mofor euroneS


notor nevrones carry electaalimpulses fom ceatral necvouS Sys tem to effectacs
relay,
neutone

Stimulus eceptof) CNS e fector, 7 (esponse.
sensory nturone motor neulone



Syaapses connectron be tween 2 0euron es
the nerve Signal is transferred by chemials which diffuse acrossfhe q4p
these chemicals set sinal in next oewone
electrical
end
neucone

next down transmSSion 0ervouS
Synapses slow
nevrone impulse as diffusionof chemicals acroSS Jap takes
tine
chemicals L nevrones still
delve fast
nfsmation
celeased diffusing

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Date




reflex an automatic reacfionwith thnking

in alc
• neucones
Pasage ornaton a
reflexis called a
io or nconciouS part braln.
reflexarC qo throuah splnoa chord
Does NOT pass through CNS


STimulus recep tor sensory neuone relay neurone mofor neurone -esponse
efector

A wonman
accidentallytouches hot pan
Describe the
how woman nervous system eoordoates the
s eferaction(6m)
receptor detects stimulus (temp. change )
electicol mpulses pas neuros
along
fom
sensory to relay to motor neurons
Synapses befween neuloneswhece
nosces con tract to pull hand
chenicalscross
34p in spnal ch ord
away

Investigating
reacton time Crequiredpractical
aim
)
to deter mine the efecta pce fctoron humnan reactiontime

) PerSon A holds out hand with
gap whilst Rerson holds rulerwith
at A's thumb

2) Person drops ruler without A
teling
3) The numbe A's
by thumb when gets ecorded
caught
4) Repeat fines and swap tor other person


Control variab
les
Person should USe Same hand to catch ulereachhme
should be
doped fom Samt height
Ensure person tested hasn't had anything fhatcan
being affecttheie
ceaction tne (eg )
cafeine before eperinent

Altermatve Use
computer
Can isSues -
ve precise reacton time
more remoyes humanervor.
. has higher accuracy as can vecord reaction tme miliseconds
remo ves that Can
U Sing computer possibilily person predict when
respond.

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