Form 4 Chapter 2 Body Coordination

1. Reflex Action (involuntary actions) SPM03

a.
Controlled by spinal cord
b.
Rapid and automatic reaction by a stimulus.
c.
Important: Prevents our body from injury

2. Examples of reflex actions

Withdraw hand when touched hot / sharp object.

Blink, sneeze, pupil constricts

Knee-jerk reaction.

Hormonal or Chemical Coordination in the body.

1. Hormones

Chemicals secreted by endocrine glands in small quantities.

2. Endocrine System

Endocrine glands do not have ducts / ductless glands.

Secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream and carry by blood to

the target organs.

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