Activity 1 Neurones

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ACTIVITY 1: NEURONES

1. What is neurone?……………………………………………………………. ……………………………….. and ………………………………….

2. What is the basic unit of the nervous system? ……………………………


ACTIVITY 2: REFLEX ACTION
3. State the function of the following neurones
1. Lable the following reflex arc to show the part taken by an impulses
a. Sensory neurones: ………………………………………………….. during the knee-jerk reaction:

………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………..

b. Motor neurones: ……………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………

c. Relay neurones: …………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………. 2. State the part of the nervous system which is responsible for all type of

4. The basic unit of the nervous system is the …………………………… action. ………………………………………………….

5. A neurone is a …………………………………… which carries 3. What is the importance of reflex action? ………………………………….

…………………………………from one part of our body to another …………………………………………………………………………………..


parts.
4. Give another example of reflex action. …………………………………….
6. There are ……………………….. types of neurones, namely
5. A ……………………. action is an automatic response to a ……………
……………………………………., ………………………………………….
without control from the brain.
and …………………………………………
6. The reflex action are controlled by the ……………………………………
7. Each neurone has a ………………………………, ………………………,

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