Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level
Reflex arcs and coordination
What Reflex arcs and coordination means in Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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The sensory neurone synapses with a relay neurone in the spinal cord, which synapses with a motor neurone, so the response is rapid and involuntary because the pathway is short and synapses are few.
Topics that use Reflex arcs and coordination
- Topic 8: Grey Matter (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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