What is a stimulus?
A change in the environment that is detected by effectors
A change in the environment that is detected by receptors
A response to a change in the environment
What are the three types of neuron?
Sensory, spinal cord, motor
Sensory, replay, motor
Sensory, relay, motor
Which is the correct order of neurons in a reflex arc?
Sensory neuron, motor neuron, relay neuron
Relay neuron, sensory neuron, motor neuron
Sensory neuron, relay neuron, motor neuron
Which of these structures is part of a neuron?
Axon
Flagellum
Cell wall
What is released at a synapse?
Neuroexciters
Neurotransmitters
Neuroimpulses
What is the function of the fatty myelin sheath around axons?
It helps to slow down nerve impulses
It allows nerve impulses to travel from one neuron to the next
It speeds up nerve impulses
What is a reaction time?
How long it takes for a stimulus to occur after a response
How long it takes for an effector to detect a stimulus
How long it takes for a response to occur after a stimulus
What is one of the functions of the brain stem?
Control of heart rate
Intelligence
Conscious movement
What problems are encountered when scientists want to study brain damaged patients? - Higher
There is no equipment that can help link brain areas to their function
It is difficult to get permission from the patient
There are none
Which of these pieces of equipment could you use to study brain function? - Higher
MRI machine
Pulsometer
Thermometer