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Autonomic Nervous System Teaching Activities for Unit 2 Human Biology & Health | AAQ BTEC National

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AAQ BTEC National
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Pearson BTEC

Last updated 16 Oct 2025

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These activities can be used to support your teaching of B3 The Nervous System, specifically B3.1.3 autonomic nervous system.

Included are instructions/steps for four activities to support learning of the role and functions of the parasympathetic and sympathetic branches of the autonomic nervous stem, including a large A3 diagram/information sheet for student completion. There is also a series of scenario based short answer questions and a quick quiz to further assess/consolidate knowledge and understanding. Answers are included.

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