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4.5.3 hormonal coordination in humans Flashcards

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1
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Which two hormones control the level of glucose in the blood?

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Insulin and glucagon

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2
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What is glucose stored as in animals?

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Glycogen

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3
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How is glucose added to the blood?

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Eating Carbohydrates

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4
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how is glucose removed from the blood?

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Cell metabolism, which is faster during exercise

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5
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Where is excess glucose stored?

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In the liver and muscles

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6
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Why do animals store glucose as glycogen?

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It is insoluble and compact

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Changes to blood glucose concentration are monitored and controlled by which organ?

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Pancreas

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8
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What is Negative feedback?

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A response that brings a condition back to its optimum level e.g. insulin release brings glucose down to optimum.

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9
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When blood glucose levels increase, which hormone is released by the pancreas?

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Insulin

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10
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When blood glucose levels decrease, which hormone is released by the pancreas?

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Glucagon

hint: the ‘glucose-a-gone’

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What is the function of insulin?

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Causes the liver and muscle cells to remove glucose from the blood and store is as glycogen.

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What is the function of glucagon?

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Causes the liver to convert stores glycogen back into glucose and release it into the blood

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13
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What is the name of the condition in which affects the persona ability to control blood glucose levels.

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Diabetes

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14
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What are the two forms of diabetes called?

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Type 1 and type 2

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In which type of diabetes does the pancreas produce little or no insulin?

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Type 1

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16
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What does it mean if someone suffering from type 1 diabetes is receiving insulin therapy?

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Several insulin injections per day

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17
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Does a type 1 diabetes patient always inject the same amount of insulin? why?

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The amount varies depending on diet and level of exercise

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18
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A person with diabetes should take into account which two factors in their daily routine (aside from how much insulin they inject)?

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Their carbohydrate intake and activity level

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19
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In which type of diabetes does the person become resistant to their own insulin?

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Type 2

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20
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Does a type 2 diabetes patient still produce insulin from the pancreas?

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Yes (it just is not recognised by the body)

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21
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What is the risk main factors for developing Type two diabetes?

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Being overweight (especially obese)

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22
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How do type 2 diabetes patients usually control their blood sugar levels

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Carbohydrate-controlled diet and regular exercise

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23
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How does someone develop type 1 diabetes?

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It is genetic

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24
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Is diabetes a communicable disease?

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No (it cannot be transmitted to those around a diabetes patient)

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25
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What is the menstrual cycle?

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the monthly release of an egg from a woman’s ovaries

26
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At puberty what sort of hormones begin to be produced?

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sex hormones

27
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Which hormone is produced in women in at puberty?

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oestrogen is produced in the ovaries

28
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Which hormone is produced in men in at puberty?

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testosterone is produced in the testes

29
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Oestrogen is involved in which cycle?

A

menstrual cycle

30
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Testosterone causes which cell to be produced by the testes?

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sperm

31
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What happens in stage 1 of the menstrual cycle?

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uterus lining breaks down for about 4 days

32
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What happens in stage 2 of the menstrual cycle?

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uterus lining builds up again (day 4-14)

33
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What happens in stage 3 of the menstrual cycle?

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an egg develops and is released at day 14

34
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What happens in stage 4 of the menstrual cycle?

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the uterus lining is maintained from day 14 to day 28

35
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What is the release of an egg from the ovaries called?

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ovulation

36
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What happens after day 28 o the menstrual cycle if not egg is fertilised

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stage 1 - uterus lining breaks down and comes out of the body (period)

37
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FSH has two jobs, what are they?

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  • causes an egg to mature (in a follicle) in one of the ovaries
  • causes the ovaries to produce oestrogen
38
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Oestrogen has three jobs, what are they?

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  • causes the lining of the uterus to grow
  • stimulates (causes) the release of LH from the pituitary gland
  • inhibits (stops) production of FSH from the pituitary gland
39
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LH has one jobs, what is it?

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  • stimulates (causes) the release of an egg form the ovary at day 14
40
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Progesterone has two jobs, what are they?

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  • maintains the ulerus lining for the 2nd half of the cycle

- inhibits (stops) FSH and LH production

41
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Where is FSH produced?

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pituitary gland

42
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Where is LH produced?

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pituitary gland

43
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Where is oestrogen produced?

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ovaries

44
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Where is progesterone produced?

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in the ovaries by the remains of the follicle after egg release

45
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How is pregnancy prevented if a man and woman have sex?

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contraception

46
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Why is oestrogen used in contraceptive methods?

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it inhibits FHS so no eggs develop

47
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Why is progesterone used in contraceptive methods?

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it causes a thick mucus to prevent sperm reaching the egg

48
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What sort of contraceptive is the combined contraceptive pill (with oestrogen and progesterone)?

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Oral contraceptive

49
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How effective is the pill as a contraceptive?

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99%

50
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What are the side effects of using the pill?

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Headaches and nausea

51
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Does the oral combined contraceptive pill protect against STI’s?

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No

52
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Why might some women take the progesterone only pill?

A

it has fewer side effects

53
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Other than the pill, what other forms of contraception use hormones?

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  • contraceptive patch (oestrogen and progesterone), lasts 1 week
  • implant (progesterone only), lasts 3 years
  • injection (progesterone only), lasts 2-3 months
  • intrauterine device (IUD) inserted into the uterus to kill sperm and prevent the egg from implanting
54
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What are the two types of IUD?

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  • plastic - release progesterone

- copper - kill sperm

55
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What form of barrier methods can be used as contraception?

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male or female condoms

56
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Do condoms prevent STI transmission during sex?

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Yes

57
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Where does a contraceptive diaphragm need to be positioned?

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over the cervix (entrance to uterus)

58
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What substance must be used with a diaphragm, or can be used on its own to kill sperm?

A

spermicide

59
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How effective is using spermicide along as a contraceptive?

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only 70-80%

60
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What are the more ‘drastic’ methods of avoiding pregnancy?

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  • sterilisation (cutting or tieong the fallopian tubes or sperm ducts).
  • Natural methods which involve timing when sex occurs with when it is unlikely there will be an egg (not very successful).
  • abstinence (no sex)

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