BTEC science UNIT 5

The Nervous System

Objectives:

all: know that nerves send electrical impulses

Most: know about 2 main different nerves
Some: know how reflexes are protective of the body

This is work towards: UNIT 5

P7 describe two control mechanisms which enable the human body to maintain optimum
health.
M7 describe the differences between the actions of chemical and electrical protective
mechanisms of the body.
D7 explain the effects of the chemical and hormonal controls on human health.

Keywords stimulus, receptor,coordinator effector response,sensory, motor, relay,

synapse, spinal cord, brain

Starter:

Write down all the words you know that are associated with nerves or the nervous
system

Main activity – use keywords in your answers

1. why is it hard to catch the five pound note? (see p 147 for words)

motor
fibre

muscle

2. Label the diagram to show what is happening ( see

sensory p 148) for a REFLEX
fibre

spinal chord
 grey matter
cell body of
Test your reflexes: sensory fibre

• Can you make your neighbour blink?

• Can you find your knee jerk response?

relay neurone
synapse white matter

Describe how a named reflex ( eg blinking/hand withdrawal protects the body)

How fast are your reactions? Work this out with the graph on p 136
You must take an average of 5 results

Distances:
Average:
Time in seconds:

Complete this table of differences

Nervous system hormones

Plenary

What are these mixed up words to do with the nervous system?

Brian

Verne

Tromo

Syorsen

Flexer

salpinc rod

roffecte

epersons

ulsutims

crepetor

clemus

atrocodroin
Equipment

Metre sticks
Fiver
Calculators
Differences between male and female brain ( lighthearted)