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Topic 6 AQA A Level Biology Nervous System

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By: Jessie Wade-Rathbone
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6A Nervous Communication
How do animals increase their cha...,
Define stimulus,
Define receptor
15  cards
6A Responses in Plants and Animals
Define tropism,
Define directional stimulus,
How to plants respond to stimuli
21  cards
6A Receptors
What happens when a receptor is i...,
Define resting potential,
What happens to the membrane when...
24  cards
6A Control of Heart Rate
Process of heart rate where does ...,
Process of heart rate where does ...,
What happens to the atria when th...
14  cards
6B Neurons
Define resting potential,
What is the state of the neurone ...,
What is the resting potential cre...
16  cards
6B Synaptic Transmission
Define a synapse,
Define synaptic cleft,
Define synaptic knob
27  cards
6B Muscle Contraction
How is skeletal muscle attached t...,
What attaches bones to other bones,
What are muscles that work togeth...
40  cards
6C Homeostasis Basics
Define homeostasis,
What happens if body temperature ...,
What happens if body temperature ...
17  cards
6C Control of Blood Glucose Concentration
Normal blood glucose concentration,
How do hormones travel round the ...,
What type of cells secrete insulin
26  cards
6C The Kidneys
Function of the kidneys,
Describe ultrafiltration of the k...,
Define selective reabsorption
8  cards
6C Controlling Blood Water Potential
Define osmoregulation,
What havens if blood water potent...,
What happens if blood water poten...
8  cards

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