Chapter 2: Body Coordination

Answer
Exercise 1
1. body coordination
2. (a) Nervous system
3. (a) constant
4.

(b) Endocrine system

(b) detect
(c) function

Nervous System

Central nervous system

brain

peripheral nervous system

s

Spinal cord

The control centre of

the nervous system

Cranial nerves

Spinal nerves

Nerves from
the brain

Nerves from
the spinal cord

Link receptor and effector

with the central nervous
system

Exercise 2
1.

Sensory neurone
Receptor

Stimulus

Central nervous system

Response

Effector
motor neurone.

2. (a) (i) sensory (ii) sensory organs

(b) (i) muscle (ii) glands
(c) central nervous system

(iii) detect stimulus

3. (a) A rapid and automatic reaction.

(b) (i) Knee jerk (ii) Withdrawal of hand from a hot object.
(c) For protection in critical situations.
(d)
Stimulus
Receptor

Heat
Pain receptors in the finger

Part of the central nervous

system involved
Effector

Spinal cord
Muscles in the arm

Response
(e) (i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)

Heat, pain receptors

sensory, spinal cord
relay , motor
motor, muscles
muscles , contract and relax
withdrawn from the hot object.

Withdrawal of hand from the hot object