Skip to content

Course home

Question bank·3.1 Coordination and control – the nervous system
Sign up

3.1 Coordination and control – the nervous system

EasyMediumHard
123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445
Question 7
F

A person pricks their finger on a pin and quickly moves their hand away.

The Figure shows the reflex arc for this response.

Figure

image

a.

Name neurone Y.

[1]
b.

Describe the path taken by the impulse from the receptor to the muscle.

Use the letters X, Y and Z in your answer.

[3]
c.

Explain how the structure of this reflex arc means that the response is very fast.

[2]
d.

The person feels pain a short time after their hand has moved away.

Explain why.

[2]
Markscheme

3.1 Coordination and control – the nervous system Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /3.1 Coordination and control – the nervous system

135 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Biology 3.1 Coordination and control – the nervous system, covering 3.1.1 Structure of the nervous system, 3.1.2 Coordinated response, 3.1.3 The reflex arc, 3.1.4 Structure of the eye, 3.1.5 Defects of the eye, 3.1.6 Structure and function of the brain, 3.1.7 Difficulties of investigating brain function, and 3.1.8 Limitations in treating nervous system damage. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

More questions