Form 4 Science Tutorial Questions

Chapter 2 : Body Coordination

Body Coordination: 1. What is body coordination? 2. Seeing a plate of mangoes on the table, Jennifer walks towards it and she starts to salivate. What are the systems involved in these coordinated actions? 3. Gymnastics involves the use of many body skills. Which body system controls coordination when a gymnast carries out his performance? Human Nervous System 1. How is a neurone different from a typical animal cell such as the cheek cell? 2. What are the functions of myelin sheath of a neurone? 3. How would you differentiate a motor neurone from a relay neurone? Nervous Coordination 1. What are the benefits of reflex actions to a person? 2. How many neurons are involved in the knee-jerk? Name these neurons. 3. When you accidentally step on a nail, what would be your reflex actions? Proprioceptors 1. Explain the differences in the functions of proprioceptors and receptors in the skin. 2. Which of the following actions involve proprioceptors? Buttoning ones shirt, lying down on a couch, dancing and walking on a tightrope. Human Brain 1. Why are there many grooves on the surface of the human brain? 2. Why is an involuntary action quicker than a voluntary action? 3. A victim injures his brain and becomes paralyzed and speechless in an accident but his heart still beats and he can still breathe. Which parts of his brain are injured and which part is not?

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