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Control and coordination in mammals

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  • 9700/41 · May/June 20257 marks

    During the course of an action potential, the potential difference across a neurone membrane changes. Table 10.1 shows the…

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  • 9700/42 · May/June 20256 marks

    An axon membrane is described as being at its resting potential when an action potential is not occurring. Describe and explain…

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  • 9700/42 · October/November 20244 marks

    Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) is a rare disorder of the neuromuscular junction. A person with LEMS produces antibodies…

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  • 9700/42 · October/November 20244 marks

    Complete Table 8.2 to show the correct order of the events that occur during muscle contraction. Two of the events have been…

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  • 9700/41 · May/June 20254 marks

    Insulin is an example of a cell-signalling molecule of the endocrine system. Outline why insulin can be described as an example…

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  • 9700/42 · May/June 20253 marks

    With reference to Fig. 7.1 and Fig. 7.2, describe the differences between a normal action potential and an action potential of a…

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    Vertebrate animals generally have a myelin sheath around the axons of motor neurones. Explain why the presence of a myelin sheath…

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  • 9700/41 · October/November 20243 marks

    Contrast the two action potentials shown in Fig. 1.2 and Fig. 1.3.

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  • 9700/41 · May/June 20252 marks

    Suggest how one action potential causes an action potential in an adjacent section of the axon of an unmyelinated neurone.

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  • 9700/41 · October/November 20242 marks

    The rat motor neurone has an impulse transmission speed of 50ms¯¹. The snail motor neurone has an impulse transmission speed of 8…

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  • 9700/42 · May/June 20252 marks

    Suggest how hypokalaemia may affect nervous coordination.

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