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stimulus

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change in internal or external environment

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receptor

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a specific cell which detects change

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coordinator

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normally CNS - can also be a gland/organ - processes information from receptors

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effector

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usually muscle or gland - br

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taxis

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move towards or away from a stimulus (directional stimuli, directional movement)

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kinesis

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keeping moving in unfavourable conditions to remove itself from such conditions - non directional stimuli

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myogenic

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contracts without stimulation from brain

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autonomic nervous system

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controls involuntary responses

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somatic nervous system

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controls voluntary movements

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peripheral nervous system made of

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motor neurone

sensory neurone

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2 divisions of autonomic nervous system

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sympathetic

parasympathetic

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how is heart rate controlled whilst exercising

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  • increase CO2 decreases pH of blood as it forms carbonic acid
  • chemoreceptors in aorta detect drop in pH
  • send impulse to medulla oblongata via sensory neurone
  • frequency of impulses sent to SAN via sympathetic nervous system increase
  • heart rate increases
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dendron

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part of nerve cell leading towards cell body

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axon

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part of nerve cell leading away from cell body

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Schwann cells - function

- how does it carry out function

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insulation, making impulses faster

as contains lots of lipid myelin, as it grows its wraps cell membrane around nerve cell

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gap between Schwann cells

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node of ranvier

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how is a resting potential in a neurone established?

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  • sodium potassium ion pump pumps 3 sodium ions out of the cell for every 2 potassium ions it pumps in
  • using energy from hydrolysis of ATP to ADP + Pi
  • as sodium ion channels are closed, a resting potential is created
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18
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resting potential value

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-70mv

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refractory period

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period after an action potential where no other action potentials can occur

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How is action potential established/reached

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  • Na+ ions diffuse rapidly into cell through open voltage gates sodium channels
  • if value is above threshold value, rapid depolarisation of the axon will occur as all the voltage gated sodium ion channels open
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How Is resting potential established after an action potential?

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  • Na+ voltage gated channels close, reducing membrane permeability to Na+
  • K+ channels open, allowing H+ ions to renter cell
  • depolarising the membrane
  • allowing repolarisation of the axon
  • leading to hyper polarisation until Na+K+ pump resets resting potential
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period where membrane potential is lower then resting potential

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hyperpolarisation

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d. resting membrane potential

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difference in charge between interior and exterior of cell

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action potential

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moving depolarisation along the cell

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reason action potential occurs (2)
- all Na+ channels closed | - resting potential not yet established
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function of refractory period (2)
- ensures impulses travel in ONE direction along the axon | - produces discrete and separate action potentials - allows frequency to be detected
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difference between myelinated cells and non-myelinated cells
- myelinated cells: action potentials jump from node of to node - meaning depolarisation only occurs at nodes of ranvier - via SALTATORY CONDUCTION - and not all the way along the cell = faster impulse - sodium ion channels concentrated at nodes
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pressure sensory =
Pacinian corpuscle
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how are action potentials in Pacinian corpuscle initiated
- same but membrane of neurone is stretched, causing Na+ channels to open
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3 factors affecting speed of conduction of action potentials
- myelination - - axon diameter - less resistance to ion flow = depolarisation reaches other parts of the cell faster - temp - as ions diffuse faster - past 40 degrees proteins denature
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pressure sensing receptors
baroreceptors
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where are.... - baroreceptors - chemoreceptors found?
- artery walls - carotid artery wall | - wall of aorta, wall of carotid artery
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describe the process of a action potential being transmitted across a synapse
- AP arrives at pre-synaptic terminal - causing voltage gated calcium ion channels to open - diffusion of Ca2+ into neurone - Ca2+ causes vesicles containing neurotransmitter (acetylcholine) to fuse with pre-synaptic membrane - acetylcholine released into synaptic cleft - diffuses across synaptic cleft - binds to complimentary neuroreceptor - if threshold value reached = rapid depolarisation of post synaptic neurone - acetylcholine-esterase released into synaptic cleft - hydrolysis of Ash into acetyl and choline (preventing continual depolarisation of axon) - products diffuse back across the cleft and into knob - hydrolysis of ATP provides energy for recombination of acetyl and choline -> acetylcholine - back into vesicles ready for another AP
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2 ways of reaching an AP
- spatial summation | - temporal summation
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spacial summation
multiple synapses stimulated - combined effect of both APs
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temporal summation
high frequency AP = high amounts of neurotransmitter - frequency of APs is determining factors
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inhibitory synapses
ones which make it less likely for an AP to occur in the post synaptic neurone
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how does an inhibitory synapse work
- presynaptic neurone released neurotransmitter that binds to chloride ion protein channels on post synaptic membrane - causing them to open - Cl- move into post synaptic membrane by facilitated diffusion - binding of transmitter caused opening of nearby K+ protein channels - K+ out of post synaptic neurone into synapse ∴ potential difference is more negative ∴ hyperpolarisation - less likely a new AP produced as more Na+ needed to meet threshold value
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function of choroid layer of eye
stops light bouncing around - absorbs
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resting potential value
70mv
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features of RODS (3)
- cant distinguish between wavelengths of light - vision in low light intensities in B&W - more numerous then cones - multiple joined to a single bipolar neurone - - therefore achieve generator potential by RETINAL CONVERGENCE - SUMMATION increases change of threshold value being reached
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how is a generator potential reached?
pigment is broken down by certain wavelengths of light
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why is there low visual acuity with rods
- multiple joined to one bipolar cell (one sensory neurone) brain received one message for many rods stimulated - cut distinguish between 2 discrete items due to retinal convergence
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features of CONES (2)
- each cone joined to its own bipolar neurone - high visual acuity as each cone is connected to a single bipolar neurone therefore brain received separate impulses as no summation and can distinguish between 2 discrete items
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greater conc of cones at...
fovea

AL. AQA Biology (18 decks)

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