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2.3 The nervous system and brain

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A patient has memory loss and problems with balance. Doctors want to find out the cause.

Explain how doctors could use CT scanning and PET scanning to investigate the cause of these symptoms, and why the brain is difficult to investigate.

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2.3 The nervous system and brain Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /2.3 The nervous system and brain

43 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Biology 2.3 The nervous system and brain, covering 2.3.1 Structures and functions of the brain, 2.3.2 Imaging brain function with scanning, 2.3.3 Limitations in treating nervous system damage, 2.3.4 Neurones and impulse transmission, and 2.3.5 Structure and function of a reflex arc. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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