THE INTERACTION FUNCTION

A Fill in the scheme of the coordination placing in the right box the next terms: endocrine,
effector, receptor, nervous

Stimulus

Coordination centre
2 3
Make a response

That is executed by

1. ___________________________
2. ___________________________
3. ___________________________
4. ___________________________

B Fill in the sentences with the differences between the nervous and the endocrine system

- The nervous system sends the information through ____________________

____________________ which are transmitted between some cells called
____________________
- The endocrine system sends the information through ____________________ which
travel for the ____________________

SMELL, TASTE AND TOUCH

A Fill in the spaces of this table.

SENSE ORGANS RECEPTOR TYPE OF STIMULUS STIMULUS THAT DETECT

B Fill in the drawings indicating the mentioned structures with numbers:

1. _____________________________________
2. _____________________________________
3. _____________________________________
4. _____________________________________
5. _____________________________________
6. _____________________________________
7. _____________________________________
8. _____________________________________
9. _____________________________________
10. _____________________________________
HEARING AND SIGHT

A Place these structures into the correct part of the ear: auricle, cochlea, chain of tiny bones,
semicircular canals, eardrum, ear canal

OUTER EAR MIDDLE EAR INNER EAR

B where are the balance cells located?

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C what type of receptors are there in the eye?

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D Explain briefly how our eyes work?

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THE NERVE IMPULSE

A Name the numbered parts

B Explain what the nerve fibres and the nerves are?

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C Answer briefly the next questions

a) In which way does the nerve impulse travel?

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 b) What are neurotransmitters?
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c) How is the nerve impulse transmitted in the synapsis?
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THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

A Complete the scheme of the nervous system

System
1 Peripheral

Encephalon 2 3 Autonomic

4 Cerebellum 5 Sympathetic 6

1. _______________________________
2. _______________________________
3. _______________________________
4. _______________________________
5. _______________________________
6. _______________________________

B Fill in the table writing the functions that make the components of the nervous system

COMPONENTS FUNCTIONS
Brain

Cerebellum

Brainstem

Spinal cord

Somatic PNS
Autonomic

Sympathetic

Parasympathetic

VOLUNTARY ACTIONS AND REFLEX ACTIONS

A Say if these sentences are true (T) or false (F)

1. Reflex actions are fast answers controlled by the encephalon.

2. Voluntary actions are involuntary answers controlled by the brainstem.
3. In a reflex action, the cerebral cortex transforms the information in a conscious
sensation.
4. In a voluntary action, a sensory nerve transmits the nervous impulse towards the
spinal cord and from this, to the encephalon.

B Explain this reflex action

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3. _______________________________________________________________________
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4. _______________________________________________________________________
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5. _______________________________________________________________________
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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

A Fill in the scheme of the nervous system

B Fill in the table with the gland that produces the next hormones and its function.

HORMONE ENDOCRINE GLAND FUNCTION

Testosterone

Insulin

Growth hormone

Adrenalin

Oxytocin

THE SKELETAL SYSTEM

A Answer the next questions

a) Whats a joint?
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b) What kind of joints do you know?
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c) Write an example of each kind
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B Locate in the figure the next bones: radius, ulna, humerus, sternum, femur, tibia, fibula,
clavicle, scapula, metacarpal, metatarsal, vertebral column, skull, ilium, ischium, coccyx,
patella, pubis, ribs

THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM

A What is the function of the tendons?

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B Complete the following table

MAIN MUSCLES
Head

Trunk

Arms

Legs
HEALTH AND THE INTERACTION FUNCTION

A Match the elements of both columns

A. Depression 1. Trauma
B. Consumption of alcohol 2. Degenerative disease
C. Accident while skating without 3. Addiction
helmet
D. Memory lost by Alzeheimer 4. Psychological disorder

B. Answer the following questions

a) Whats a trauma? ____________________________________________________________

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b) Whats an addiction? _________________________________________________________

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c) Which substances produce addiction? ____________________________________________

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C Write some steps to prevent vision-related diseases and related to hearing

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1. Name the stages of the interaction function
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2. Which kind of receptors are smell receptors? How are the receptor smell cells called? To
which substances are they sensitive?
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3. Fill in the blanks

A. The taste receptors are __________________________ which are sensitive to
__________________ substances that are dissolved in __________________
B. The taste receptors are called __________________ , which are grouped in
__________________ and these into __________________ .

4. Make a five-step summary of the hearing process.

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5. Draw a neurone and point its nucleus, body cell, dendrites and axon.

6. Explain how the nerve impulse is transmitted in the synapsis.

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7. Name the parts and functions of the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous
system
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8. Where do the nerve impulses have to arrive for the sensation to be conscious?
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9. Explain what a hormone is. Where are they made?

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10. Write two examples of long bones, two short bones, two flat bones, two fusiform
muscles and two flat muscles.
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