Unit 6 Flashcards
Stimulus
A change in an organism’s internal or external environment.
Why is it important for organisms to respond to stimuli?
Increased chance of survival.
Tropism
-Growth of a plant in response to a directional stimulus.
-Positive tropism- towards a stimulus.
-Negative tropism- away from a stimulus.
Role of growth factors in flowering plants
-Specific growth factors move from growing regions to tips of roots or shoots.
-They regulate growth in response to directional stimuli.
How indoleacetic acid (IAA) affects cells in roots and shoots?
-In shoots, high conc of IAA stimulates cell elongation.
-In roots, high concentrations of IAA inhibit cell elongation.
Gravitropism in flowering plants
-Cells in tips of roots produce IAA.
-IAA diffuses down root.
-IAA moves to lower side of root so concentration increases.
-In the roots, IAA inhibits cell elongation.
-Upper cell elongates and roots bend towards gravity.
Phototropism in flowering plants
-Cells in tips of shoot produce IAA.
-IAA diffuses down shoot.
-IAA moves to shaded side of shoot so concentration increases.
-In the shoots, IAA stimulates cell elongation.
-Cells grow and bend towards the light.
Taxes
-Tactic response.
-Directional response.
-Movement towards or away from a directional stimulus.
Kinesis
-Kinetic response.
-Non-directional response.
-Speed of movement or rate of direction change changes in response to a non-directional stimulus.
-Depending on intensity of stimulus.
Basic structure of Pacinian corpuscle
-Lamaellae (layers of connective tissue).
-Sensory neurone ending.
-Sensory neurone axon.
-Gel.
-Myelin sheath.
-Stretch mediated sodium ion channel.
How is a generator potential established in a Pacinian corpuscle?
-Mechanical stimulus- pressure deforms lamellar and stretch mediated sodium channels open.
-Na+ diffuse into sensory neurone.
-Greater pressure causes more Na+ channels to open and more Na+ to enter.
-This causes depolarisation which leads to a generator potential.
-If generator potential reaches threshold, it triggers an action potential.
What does the Pacinian corpuscle illustrate?
-Receptors respond only to specific stimuli.
-Stimulation of a receptor leads to the establishment of a generator potential.
-When threshold is reached, action potential sent (all or nothing principle).
Rods sensitivity to light intensity
-Several rods connected to a single neurone.
-Spatial summation to reach threshold (as enough neurotransmitter released) to generate an action potential.
Cones sensitivity to light
-Each cone connected to one single neurone.
-No spatial summation.
Rod cells visual acuity
-Low visual acuity.
-Several rods connected to a single neurone.
-Several rods send a single set of impulses to brain (can’t distinguish between separate sources of light).
Cone cells visual acuity
-High visual acuity.
-Each cone connected to a single neurone.
-Cones send separate impulses to brain (can distinguish between 2 separate sources).
Rod cells sensitivity to colour
-1 type of pigment
-Monochromatic vision.
Cone cells sensitivity to colour
-3 types of cones- red-, green- and blue-sensitive.
-Different optical pigments- absorb different wavelengths.
-Stimulating different combinations of cones gives range of colour perception.
Cardiac muscle is myogenic?
-It can contract and relax without receiving electrical impulses from nerves.
Nodes on the heart
-Sinoatrial Node (SAN)
-Atrioventricular node (AVN)
-Purkyne tissue
-Bundle of His
Myogenic stimulation of the heart
-Sinoatrial node (SAN) acts as a pacemaker- releases regular waves of electrical activity across atria.
-Causes atria to contract simultaneously.
-Non-conducting tissue between atria/ ventricles prevents impulse passing directly to ventricles.
-Preventing immediate contraction of ventricles.
-Waves of electrical activity reach atrioventricular node (AVN) which delays impulse.
-Allowing atria to fully contract and empty before ventricles contract.
-AVN sends wave of electrical activity down bundle of His, conducting wave between ventricles to apex where it branches into Purkyne tissue.
-Causing ventricles to contract simultaneously from the base up.
Where are chemoreceptors and pressure receptors located?
In the aorta and carotid arteries
Rise in blood pressure, rise in pH
-Baroreceptors detect rise in bp and chemoreceptors detect blood fall in blood CO2 conc or rise in blood pH.
-Send impulses to medulla oblonganta/ cardiac control centre.
-Sends more frequent impulses to SAN along parasympathetic neurones.
-So less frequent impulses sent from SAN to AVN.
-Cardiac muscle contracts less frequently.
-Heart rate decreases.
Fall in blood pressure, fall in blood pH
-Baroreceptors detect fall in bp and chemoreceptors detect blood rise in blood CO2 conc or fall in blood pH.
-Send impulses to medulla oblonganta/ cardiac control centre.
-Sends more frequent impulses to SAN along sympathetic neurones.
-So more frequent impulses sent from SAN to AVN.
-Cardiac muscle contracts more frequently.
-Heart rate increases.