Nervous System (AQA GCSE Biology Combined Science): Quizzes
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What do neurones carry around your body?
What do neurones carry around your body?
Electrical impulses
Which direction do sensory neurones carry impulses?
Which direction do sensory neurones carry impulses?
From receptors to the CNS
Where are relay neurones found?
Where are relay neurones found?
In the CNS
What is the function of motor neurones?
What is the function of motor neurones?
Carry impulses from CNS to effectors
What are effectors?
What are effectors?
Muscles and glands
What is the function of dendrites?
What is the function of dendrites?
Collect impulses
What is the myelin sheath?
What is the myelin sheath?
Fatty covering around the axon
Why is the myelin sheath important?
Why is the myelin sheath important?
Makes impulses travel much faster
What is the correct pathway for the nervous system?
What is the correct pathway for the nervous system?
Receptors→Sensory→Relay→Motor→Effectors
How do electrical impulses travel along myelinated neurones?
How do electrical impulses travel along myelinated neurones?
Jump from gap to gap in myelin sheath