Slow Twitch and Fast Twitch Muscle Fibres
Skeletal muscles are made up of two types of muscle fibres Different muscles have different proportions of slow and fast ...
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Responses in Plants
Tropism A tropism is the response of a plant to a directional stimulus (a stimulus coming from a particular direction) ...
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Photoreceptors
Light enters the eye Light hits the photoreceptor and is absorbed by light sensitive pigments Light bleaches the pigments resulting ...
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Passage of an Action Potential
Resting Potential Concentration of Na+ outside axon membrane is high (relative to inside) Concentration of K+ inside axon membrane is ...
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Pacinian Corpuscles
Mechanoreceptors – detects a mechanical stimulus (i.e. pressure) Type of Neurone Sensory Location Dermis (Skin) Size ~1mm Function ...
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Nerve Impulses
Resting Potentials Movement of ions, such as Na+ and K+, across the axon membrane is controlled by: Phospholipid bilayer of ...
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Muscle Structure
Types of Muscle Smooth Does not require conscious Found in walls of internal organs (excluding heart) g. Intestines, blood vessels ...
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