5.2 The human nervous system

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During a biology practical, two students investigate reaction time using a falling metre rule. Student A holds the rule vertically, and student B positions their hand ready to catch it at the 0 cm0\text{ cm}0 cm mark. When student A releases the rule, student B catches it as quickly as possible. The distance the rule fell before being caught was 19.6 cm19.6\text{ cm}19.6 cm. The distance ddd (in metres) that an object falls from rest under gravity in time ttt (in seconds) is given by the formula: d=12gt2d = \frac{1}{2} g t^2d=21​gt2 where g=9.8 m/s2g = 9.8\text{ m/s}^2g=9.8 m/s2.

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Calculate the reaction time ttt of student B. Show your working.

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Name the human coordination system responsible for this rapid reflex action, and state one way its signal transmission differs from that of the endocrine system.

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