Summary: Nerves And Hormones

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  • What does the nervous system respond to?

    Light, sound, changes in position, taste, smell, touch
  • What are the stimuli that ears respond to?

    Sound and changes in position
  • State the reflex action pathway that occurs when you hurt your finger

    Receptor cells respond to the stimuli, an impulse is created, the impulse travels along a sensory neurone, impulse passes across a synapse to a relay neurone, impulse passes across another synapse to a motor neurone, the impulse is carried to the effector muscle and the finger is pulled back
  • How is information passed across a synapse?

    Through chemicals
  • How are ion levels moderated?

    Sweat, urine
  • How is temperature moderated?

    Sweat, hairs
  • What does the contraceptive pill do?

    It contains oestrogen, which inhibits the production of FSH, so no eggs will mature
  • What is the combined pill?

    A contraceptive pill that also contains progesterone
  • Which contraceptive pill is more effective?

    The combined pill
  • How can infertility be treated with hormones?

    if infertility is due to low FSH levels then FSH can be injected
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