EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Fancy Nancy is playing a game of volleyball and sees an opportunity, so she chooses to spike the ball. This is an example of a ____
A
Voluntary reaction
B
Involuntary reaction
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Example is the Golgi cell found in the cerebellum. The interneurons receive impulses from the sensory neurons. They interpret the information received from other neurons and relay impulses to motor neurons for an appropriate response. This function of the interneuron is called integration.

Detailed explanation-2: -Neurons have an all-or-none response-they either fire or they don’t. This action potential occurs through the relocation of ions. At resting state, the neuron has a negative (-70mv) ➖charge. The negative ions are inside the neuron, while positive ions are outside the neuron.

Detailed explanation-3: -Reflex is an involuntary and sudden response to stimuli.

Detailed explanation-4: -For the spinal cord though, we can say that there are three types of neurons: sensory, motor, and interneurons.

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