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Animal Co-ordination, Control And Homeostatis Flashcards

1
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What is a hormone?

A

Chemical messages produced by endocrine glands and released directly into the blood stream

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2
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How does the hormone get to the target organ?

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Hormone produced from gland

Diffuses into blood

Blood carries hormone to target organ

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Pituitary gland

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Produces many hormones

Regulates body conditions

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4
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Thyroid gland

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Produces thyroxine

Regulating metabolic rate + heart rate

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5
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Adrenal gland

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Produces adrenaline

Fight or flight

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6
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Ovaries

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Produces oestrogen

Menstrual cycle

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7
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Testes

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Produces testosterone

Controls puberty + sperm production

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8
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Pancreas

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Produces insulin

Regulates blood glucose levels

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9
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What does adrenaline do?

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Increases heart rate + blood pressure
Because heart muscles contract more rapidly

Increases blood flow to the muscles

Stimulates liver changing glycogen into glucose
(Raises blood sugar levels)

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10
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Negative feedback

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Body detects level above/below normal level, triggering response, bringing levels back to normal

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11
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Negative feedback regulates…

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Thyroxine levels

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12
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What happens when thyroxine levels are low?

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  • stimulates TRH production in hypothalamus
  • stimulates pituitary gland, realising TSH
  • TSH stimulates thyroid gland to release thyroxine
  • thyroxine levels increase
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13
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What happens when thyroxine levels are too high?

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TRH production in hypothalamus is inhibited

Reducing production of TSH

Thyroxine levels decrease to normal level

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14
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What happens day 1-5 of menstrual cycle?

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Menstruation happens

Lining of uterus breaks down
Because of low levels oestrogen and progesterone

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What happens day 5-14 of menstrual cycle?

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Uterus lining starts to thicken

Because of oestrogen

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16
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What happens day 14 of menstrual cycle?

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LH surge stimulates ovulation

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17
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What happens day 14-25 of menstrual cycle?

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If no fertilised egg has landed on uterus, spongy layer breaks down again

The cycle restarts

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18
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Role of FSH

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Made in pituitary gland

Helps egg mature before ovulation

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19
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Role of oestrogen

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Made in ovaries

Causes uterus lining to thicken

20
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Role of LH

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Made in pituitary gland

LH surge stimulates ovulation

21
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Role of progesterone

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Made in corpus luteum

Maintains lining of uterus

22
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What’s ovulation?

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Ovary releases egg

23
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Contraception methods

A

Hormone (combined pill)

Contraceptive patch

Condom

Diaphram

24
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What does the combined pill + contraceptive patch do?

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Releases hormones (oestrogen+progesterone), preventing ovulation

Thickens mucus around the cervix

Prevents sperm reaching the vagina

25
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What does a condom do?

A

Prevents fertilisation + pregnancy

26
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What does a diaphragm do?

A

Silicone dome which covers the cervix

Keeping sperm out of he uterus

27
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Success rate for hormonal contraception

28
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Success rate for condom

29
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Success rate for diaphragm

30
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Cons of hormonal contraception

A

Headaches

Acne

STI’s

31
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What does ART stand for?

A

Assisted reproductive technology

32
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Clomifene therapy

A

Infertile women take the hormone

Causing FSH and LH production, stimulating ovulation

33
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IVF (in vitro fertilisation)

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FSH + LH given before egg collection (stimulate egg production)

Egg is collected and fertilised w/ sperm in a lab

Embryo transferred back into uterus

34
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Homeostasis

A

Maintaining constant internal environment

35
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How can you control blood glucose levels?

A

Insulin

Glucagon

36
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What do you add if blood glucose levels are too HIGH?

37
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What do you add if blood glucose levels are too LOW?

38
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How does insulin balance blood glucose levels?

A

Pancreas produces insulin

Insulin causes cells to remove glucose form the blood

Liver converts glucose into glycogen + stores it

Homeostasis took place

39
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How does glucagon balance blood glucose levels?

A

Pancreas releases glucagon into bloodstream

Glucagon triggers liver cells
Converting glycogen stores into glucose

Glucose released into the blood

40
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Diabetes type 1

A

Pancreas doesn’t work properly

Lack on insulin produced

41
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Diabetes type 2

A

Pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin

42
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Symptom of diabetes

A

Thirsty

Hunger

Fatigue

Urination

Loss of weight

43
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Treatment for type 1 diabetes

A

Insulin injection before meals

44
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Treatment for type 2 diabetes

A

Balanced diet

Exercise

45
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What’s the correlation between obesity and type 2 diabetes?

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People whom are obese are more likely to become diabetic

46
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What is classed obese?

A

BMI = over 30

47
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BMI

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Mass / (height)2

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