visual pigments) are the cones since the subject is present in light (colour). The cones detect and then covert the stimulus into an action potential. The eye obtains the physical stimulus in the form of light and then directs it as an electrical impulse to the brain‚ which would interpret the signal as an image. However‚ vision is a much more difficult process as the retina‚ which contains the rods or cones are located at the back of the eye‚ thus the
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from the brain that carries nerve impulses to and from the body along with blood vessels. All vertebrates have spinal and cranial nerves associated with the brain and spinal cord. Also many systems are needed to maintain and control features of the body. For example the endocrine‚ autonomic‚ and peripheral systems are needed for full normal function of the animal. The ability to process information is very important. This involves the brain stem‚ many motor nerve cells‚ basal ganglia‚ and other
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your observations through the microscope of the neuron‚ the ox spinal cord smear‚ and the teased myelinated nerve. Answer these Questions: A. What is the functional difference between a neuron and a nerve? A neuron is a nerve cell and is a basic building block of the nervous system. Neurons also have special functions‚ like transmitting information throughout the body. A nerve is a bundle of neuron cells. B. What gives a multipolar neuron its name? A multipolar neuron contains several
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microvilli that project through pores and chemically sense food. Gustatory receptor cells communicate with cranial nerve axon endings to transmit sensation to the brain. There are five taste sensations located on the tongue. They are sweet located front middle‚ sour located middle sides‚ salty located front side/tip‚ bitter located back‚ and umami located posterior pharynx. The cranial nerves that are associated with our taste sense are VII Facial located within the tongue‚ IX Glossopharyngeal located
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is not functioning properly to cause this symptom? The premotor area of Annette’s brain is not functioning properly and thus is producing these symptoms. E. What part of the brain transmits motor impulses from Annette’s basal nuclei to her primary motor area? The thalamus transmits motor impulses from Annette’s basal nuclei to her primary motor area. F. Motor signals from Annette’s primary motor area in her cerebral cortex must travel to the cerebellum so that she can pick up her fork. What
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Btec Level: 3 in Health and Social Care Unit 5: Anatomy and physiology for Health and Social Care Assessor: F. Mansell Task2: The main tissue types of the body and the role these play in two named organs of the body. P2: Outline the structure of the main tissues of the body There are many different types of cells in the human body. These cells would not be able to function on their own‚ they are all part of a large organism that is called - you. The two named organs that I have chosen for
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mark) (b) A – cell body (1 mark) B – axon / nerve fibre (1 mark) C – myelin sheath (1 mark) (c) C is made of fat. (1 mark) It prevents the spread of nerve impulses and helps speed up the rate of transmission of nerve impulses. (1 mark) (d) X is an effector. (1 mark) e.g. muscle / gland (1 mark) (Total: 9 marks) 2. (a) Central nervous system (1 mark) (b) brain (1 mark) (c) spinal cord (1 mark) (d) spinal nerves (1 mark) (Total: 4 marks) B. Fill in the blanks
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Stimuli Light Sound Chemical in air Chemical in foods Pressure‚ heat‚ cold‚ touch yschow@smkbpj(a) 3 Pathway from stimulus to response. Stimulus Response Receptor in sensory organ Effectors (muscle) Sensory nerves Brain yschow@smkbpj(a) Motor nerves 4 1.2 Sense of Touch yschow@smkbpj(a) 5 1.2 Sense of Touch • The skin is a sensory organ which responds to the sense of touch. • There are five types of receptors in the skin. Receptor Cold receptors Heat receptors
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the brain and spinal cord‚ with the main functions being processing information and determining responses and the peripheral nervous systems which is made up of all sensory‚ motor and inter neurons within the body and these are located on peripheral nerves. All of them work together to collect sensory data and also control the actions of the body. Sensory neurons collect sensory information and convey it to the brain‚ and motor neurons transmit the necessary signals to receptive tissues whilst inter
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1) What is the role of calcium ions during contraction of a skeletal muscle? Calcium is an important element for live. Calcium is found in the bones of animals and humans. In muscle contraction is produce as a result of Calcium ions ‚ Ca2+‚ It comes from rapid release from the cisternae of the sarcoplasmic reticulum which cause a chemical reaction between ATP and the myofilaments. Another important function of Calcium ions occurs during the state of resting muscle. During the state of resting
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