What is the central nervous system? - PMT€¦ · Edexcel Biology GCSE Topics 2.10B to 2.14 - The...
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Edexcel Biology GCSETopics 2.10B to 2.14 - The nervous
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What is the central nervous system?
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What is the central nervous system?
Brain and spinal cord
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What is the spinal cord? (biology only)
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What is the spinal cord? (biology only)
A long, thin structure composed of neurones that extends from the medulla oblongata down the spine.
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What is the function of the spinal cord? (biology only)
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What is the function of the spinal cord? (biology only)
Connects the peripheral nervous system (nerves outside of the CNS) to the brain.
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Describe the structure of the brain (biology only)
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Describe the structure of the brain (biology only)
Consists of three main regions:
● Cerebrum● Cerebellum● Medulla oblongata
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Identify the structures of the brain labelled in the diagram (biology only)
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Identify the structures of the brain labelled in the diagram (biology only)
A = cerebellum B = medulla oblongataC = cerebrum
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Describe the structure of the cerebrum (biology only)
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Describe the structure of the cerebrum (biology only)
● Largest region of the brain● Divided into two hemispheres
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What is the function of the cerebrum? (biology only)
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What is the function of the cerebrum? (biology only)
Involved in:
● Intelligence● Language● Memory● Emotion● Visual and sensory processes
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What is the function of each cerebral hemisphere?(biology only)
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What is the function of each cerebral hemisphere?(biology only)
● Left hemisphere receives sensory information from the right side of the body and controls muscle coordination on the right
● Right hemisphere receives sensory information from the left side of the body and controls muscle coordination on the left
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Where is the cerebellum located? (biology only)
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Where is the cerebellum located? (biology only)
Lower region of the brain
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What is the function of the cerebellum? (biology only)
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What is the function of the cerebellum? (biology only)Involved in:
● Coordination of muscles● Voluntary movement e.g. walking● Non-voluntary movement e.g. balance
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What is the function of the medulla oblongata? (biology only)
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What is the function of the medulla oblongata? (biology only)
Controls automatic processes in the body e.g. breathing rate, heart rate, peristalsis
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What methods, other than surgery, are used by doctors to observe the brain?
(biology only/higher)
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What methods, other than surgery, are used by doctors to observe the brain? (biology only/higher)
● CT scan● PET scan
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What is a CT scan? (biology only/higher)
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What is a CT scan? (biology only/higher)
A procedure that uses X-rays to produce 3D cross-sectional images of the brain
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Describe how CT scans are useful to investigate brain function
(biology only/higher)
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Describe how CT scans are useful to investigate brain function (biology only/higher)
● CT scans show damaged regions of the brain e.g. areas of swelling, bleeding
● Observations of the patient’s symptoms can enable scientists to determine the function of the damaged region
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What does a PET scan involve? (biology only/higher)
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What does a PET scan involve? (biology only/higher)
● Radioactive substance injected into a patient’s bloodstream and taken up by tissues in the brain
● Radiation emitted by tissues detected, enabling the identification of active and inactive regions of the brain
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Describe how PET scans are useful to investigate brain function
(biology only/higher)
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Describe how PET scans are useful to investigate brain function (biology only/higher)
● Show which areas of the brain are active and which areas are not
● Comparisons of brain activity in healthy patients and patients with brain damage allow scientists to determine the functions of inactive regions
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Why is it difficult to treat damage to the CNS? (biology only/higher)
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Why is it difficult to treat damage to the CNS?(biology only/higher)
● Damage to neurones is permanent and cannot be repaired (as nerve cells don’t divide by mitosis)
● Hard to reach some areas of the brain
● Risk of further permanent damage to other areas of the CNS during surgery
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What is the function of the nervous system?
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What is the function of the nervous system?
Allows an organism to rapidly react to environmental and internal changes
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What are neurones?
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What are neurones?
Nerve cells adapted to quickly transmit nerve impulses. They are the functional units of the nervous system.
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What is the function of the axon?
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What is the function of the axon?
● Carries impulses away from the cell body
● Enables the transmission of nerve impulses over long distances
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What is the function of the dendrites and dendrons?
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What is the function of the dendrites and dendrons?
● Carry impulses towards the cell body
● Dendrites provide a large surface area to receive impulses
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What is the role of the myelin sheath?
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What is the role of the myelin sheath?
● Electrically insulating layer
● Surrounds the axon and increases the speed of impulses
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Outline the function of a sensory neurone
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Outline the function of a sensory neurone
Carries impulses from receptors to the central nervous system
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Describe the structure of a sensory neurone
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Describe the structure of a sensory neurone
● Long dendron carries impulses from receptors to the cell body
● Cell body found part way along the neurone
● Short axon carries impulses from the cell body to the CNS
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Outline the function of a motor neurone
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Outline the function of a motor neurone
Carries impulses from the central nervous system to effectors
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Describe the structure of a motor neurone
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Describe the structure of a motor neurone
● Short dendrites carry impulses from the CNS to the cell body
● Cell body found at one end of the neurone
● Long axon carries impulses from the cell body to the effectors
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Outline the function of a relay neurone
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Outline the function of a relay neurone
Carries impulses from sensory neurones to motor neurones within the central nervous system
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Describe the structure of a relay neurone
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Describe the structure of a motor neurone
● Short dendrites carry impulses from sensory neurones to the cell body
● Short axon carries impulses from the cell body to motor neurones
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Describe how the central nervous system coordinates a response to a
stimulus
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Describe how the central nervous system coordinates a response to a stimulus
● Stimulus● Sensory receptor detects stimulus● Sensory receptor sends impulses along sensory neurone to CNS● CNS coordinates response● CNS sends information to effector along motor neurone● Effector produces a response to the stimulus
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What is a synapse?
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What is a synapse?
A small gap between neurones across which a nerve impulse is transmitted via neurotransmitters
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How are nerve impulses transmitted across a synapse?
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How are nerve impulses transmitted across a synapse?
● Nerve impulse reaches presynaptic neurone● This triggers the release of neurotransmitters● Neurotransmitters diffuse across the synapse● They bind to receptors on the postsynaptic neurone● This stimulates an impulse in the postsynaptic neurone
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Why do synapses slow down the transmission of nerve impulses?
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Why do synapses slow down the transmission of nerve impulses?
It takes time for the neurotransmitters to diffuse across the synapse and bind to receptors on the postsynaptic neurone.
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What is a reflex?
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What is a reflex?
● Automatic response to a stimulus by the body
● Involuntary - does not involve conscious part of the brain
● Protective mechanism e.g. a withdrawal reflex is initiated when a hot object is touched to prevent burns
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Describe the reflex arc
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Describe the reflex arc
stimulus → sensory receptor → sensory neurone → relay neurone → motor neurone → effector → response
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