Podcast
Questions and Answers
What are the two main parts of the mammalian nervous system?
What are the two main parts of the mammalian nervous system?
- Brain and spinal cord
- Motor Neurone and Sensory Neurone
- Nerves and neurones
- Central Nervous System (CNS) and Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) (correct)
What is the function of the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)?
What is the function of the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)?
- Coordinate and regulate body functions (correct)
- Generate electrical impulses
- Act as a relay between neurones
- Control reflex actions
What is a reflex action?
What is a reflex action?
- Automatically and rapidly integrates and coordinates stimuli with the responses of effectors (correct)
- A type of nerve impulse
- The gap between neurones
- A type of synapse
What is the role of a relay neurone in a simple reflex arc?
What is the role of a relay neurone in a simple reflex arc?
What is the function of a synapse in the nervous system?
What is the function of a synapse in the nervous system?
What is a reflex action?
What is a reflex action?
What initiates a neural signal in a reflex arc?
What initiates a neural signal in a reflex arc?
What is the function of a synapse in a reflex arc?
What is the function of a synapse in a reflex arc?
Why do many reflexes not require conscious thought?
Why do many reflexes not require conscious thought?
What is the purpose of the startle reflex?
What is the purpose of the startle reflex?