1.

Label the structure of an efferent neurone (pg

80) 2. Identify types of neurone from the diagrams given (pg 80)

3. State the function of each type of neurone - Afferent neurone : carries nerve impulses from the receptor to the brain and spinal cord - Interneurone : carries nerve impulses from an afferent neurone to an efferent neurone - Efferent neurone : carries nerve impulses from the brain and spinal cord to the effectors such as the muscles and glands which carry out the response.

4. State the mode of transmission of information along a neurone -Neurones transmit information in the form of electrical signals called nerve impulses. - All nerve impulses travel in the same direction within a neurone. - Nerve impulses begins in the dendrites of a neurone and travels rapidly towards the cell body and then down the axon towards the axon terminals/synaptic terminals.

5. Describe briefly the pathway of transmission of information from the receptors to the effectors (Figure 3.11, page 82)

6. Draw and label a simple diagram of a synapse (Figure 3.13, page 84) -synapse : a site where the two neurones or a neurone and an effector cell communicate. Its a narrow gap.

7. Describe the transmission of information across a synapse - Nerve impulses cannot pass through the synapse. - Chemicals called neurotransmitters are released into the synapse, enabling the nerve impulse to cross the synapse. - The axon terminal has a swollen part called synaptic knob/synaptic terminal which contain vesicles filled with neurotransmitters. - When an impulse arrives at the synaptic terminal, the vesicles release neurotransmitters into the synapse. - Neurotransmitters molecules diffuse across the synapse to the dendrite of another neurone. - The dendrite is stimulated to trigger a new impulse with travels down along the neurone.

8. State the role of the synapse in the transmission of information - Synapse transmit information between neurones.
9. Give examples of voluntary action 10. Give examples of involuntary action Revision : Part of brain that controls voluntary action : ? Part of brain that controls involuntary action : ?

11. Outline the transmission of the information in voluntary action Stimulus -> Receptor -> Brain (?) -> Effectors -> Response 12. Outline the transmission of the information in the involuntary action Stimulus -> Receptor -> Medulla Oblongata -> Effectors -> Response

13. Draw a schematic diagram showing a reflex arc. -Reflex action is an automatic response that occurs rapidly and without any conscious control. - It is involuntary action that involves the contraction of the skeletal muscles and the spinal cord only. - The pathway along which an impulse travels from a receptor to the effector is called the reflex arc. - Schematic diagram (Figure 3.15, page 86)

14. Give examples of nervous system-related disease

Alzheimers disease : neurological disease characterised by increasing loss of memory and intellectual ability. It is associated with shrinkage of brain tissues and lack of neurotransmitters. b. Parkinsons disease : it causes tremors and weakness of the muscles. It is due to the reduced level of neurotransmitters in the brain.
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