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Topic 14: Coordination and Response

5 subtopics · Neurones and reflexes, the eye, hormones, homeostasis, and how plants respond

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14.1
Neurones, the Reflex Arc and Synapses
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Sensory, relay and motor neurones, the five-stage reflex, and what crosses a synapse
14.2
Sense Organs and the Eye
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Every part of the eye, the pupil reflex, accommodation, and rods vs cones
14.3
Hormones
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The four glands Cambridge names, adrenaline and fight-or-flight, nervous vs hormonal control
14.4
Homeostasis — Blood Glucose and Temperature
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Negative feedback, insulin and glucagon, the skin, sweating and vasodilation
14.5
Tropic Responses and Auxin
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Phototropism and gravitropism, and why auxin gathers on the shaded side
14.6
Exam Technique & the Vocabulary That Scores
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Impulses are electrical, neurotransmitters are chemical — and other marks people give away
📝 Topic 14 Challenge Exams
3 × Paper 2 (MCQ) · 3 × Paper 4 (Theory) · all Challenge level
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