Cambridge IGCSE Biology
14.1Coordination and response
Coordination and response in Cambridge IGCSE Biology: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 14.1.1State that electrical impulses travel along neurones, describe the central and peripheral nervous systems and the role of the nervous system in coordination and regulation.
- 14.1.2Identify sensory, relay and motor neurones, and describe a simple reflex arc and a reflex action.
- 14.1.3State that a synapse is the junction where two neurones meet.
- 14.1.4Supplement: describe the structure of a synapse and the events that pass an impulse across it, and state that synapses make impulses travel in one direction only.
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The nervous system, reflexes and synapses
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