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Question 19

A temperature receptor is part of a nervous pathway that controls a sweat gland. The motor neurone in the pathway has a cell body in the central nervous system, a long axon and endings that release neurotransmitter at a synapse.

What is the function of the long axon?

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A

to detect the temperature change and generate an electrical impulse

B

to carry impulses from the temperature receptor towards the central nervous system

C

to carry impulses away from the cell body towards the sweat gland

D

to carry neurotransmitter from the cell body to the synapse

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2.3 The nervous system and brain Questions

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  3. /2.3 The nervous system and brain

111 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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