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5. Homeostasis and response Flashcards

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What is homeostasis?

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The regulation of conditions inside the body to maintain optimum internal conditions

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What are receptors?

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Cells that detect stimuli and turn it into an electrical impulse

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What are effectors?

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Muscles or glands that respond to nervous impulses and bring about a response to the stimulus

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What are synapses?

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Connections between neurones that chemicals diffuse across

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What are hormones?

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Chemical messengers that travel in the blood to activate target cells and organs

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What is the endocrine system?

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A group of glands that secrete hormones

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Where is the pituitary gland found?

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The brain

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Where is the pancreas found?

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Behind the stomach

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Where is the thyroid gland found?

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The neck

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Where is the adrenal gland found?

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Just above the kidneys

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Where are the ovaries found?

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Either side of the uterus

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Where are the testes found?

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Next to the penis

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What hormones do the pituitary gland produce?

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FSH and LH

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What hormones do the pancreas produce?

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Insulin and glucagon

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What hormone does the thyroid produce?

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Thyroxine

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What hormone does the adrenal gland produce?

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Adrenaline

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What hormones do the ovaries produce?

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Oestrogen and progesterone

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18
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What hormone do the testes produce?

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Testosterone

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What is the role of the pituitary gland?

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To control the release of other hormones

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What is the role of thyroxine?

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To control metabolism, heart rate and body temperature

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What is the role of adrenaline?

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To increase breathing rate, blood glucose levels and blood flow

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What is the role of oestrogen and progesterone?

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To contribute to the menstrual cycle and puberty

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What is the role of testosterone?

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To produce sperm and puberty symptoms

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How does the body react to an increase in blood glucose concentration?

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The pancreas secretes insulin into the blood

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What is the role of insulin?

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Stimulates liver and muscle cells to take up excess glucose from the blood

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How does the body react to a decrease in blood glucose concentration?

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pancreas secretes glucagon into he blood

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What is the role of glucagon?

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To stimulate liver cells to break down glycogen into glucose and release it into the blood stream

28
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What is Type 1 diabetes?

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A disorder in which the pancreas fails to produce sufficient insulin to control blood glucose levels

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What is Type 2 diabetes?

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A disorder in which the body cells no longer respond to insulin produced by the pancreas even though it is still being produced

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What is the role of FSH?

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Causes an egg to mature in the ovaries

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What is the role of LH?

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Stimulates the release of an egg

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What is the role of oestrogen?

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Grows the uterus lining and inhibits FSH production

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What is the role of progesterone?

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Maintaining the uterus lining

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In what order are the menstrual cycle hormones secreted?

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FSH, oestrogen, LH, progesterone

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On what days are oestrogen levels highest?

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Just before day 14

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On what days are progesterone levels highest?

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Near the end of the cycle

37
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How does the mini pill work?

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Thickens cervical mucus to prevent sperm from reaching and fertilising the egg and releases progesterone

38
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How does the contraceptive patch work?

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Releases progesterone and oestrogen to prevent ovulation as well as thickening cervical mucus to prevent sperm for reaching and fertilising the egg

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How does the contraceptive implant work?

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Releases progesterone to stop ovulation

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How does the contraceptive injection work?

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releases progesterone to prevent ovulation and thins the uterus lining

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How does the combined pill work?

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Releases oestrogen and progesterone and thickens cervical mucus to prevent the sperm from reaching and fertilising the egg

42
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How does a diaphragm work?

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Acts as a barrier to cover the cervix to prevent sperm from reaching the uterus

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How does the plastic intrauterine device work?

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Releases progesterone to prevent ovulation, thins uterus lining and thickens cervical mucus to prevent the sperm from reaching and fertilising the egg

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How does the copper intrauterine device work?

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Prevents sperm from servicing in the uterus so that eggs cannot be fertilised

45
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What are two positives of IVF?

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allows same sex couples to have children, and allows for embryonic screening against genetic disorders

46
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What are two negatives of IVF?

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Very expensive and isn’t always successful

47
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Where does thyroxine act?

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Heart, digestive system, brain and muscles

48
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Where does does adrenaline act?

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Nearly every single organ in the body

49
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What makes up the central nervous system (CNS)?

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Brain and spinal cord

50
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What makes up the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?

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All nerves in the body

51
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What is a nerve?

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A bundle of neurones

52
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What is the role of the central nervous system (CNS)?

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Coordinate a response of effectors by contracting muscles or secreting hormones from glands

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What order does the nervous system follow?

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stimulus -> receptor -> coordinator -> effector -> response

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