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1
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what is homeostasis

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the (relatively) constant physiological state of the body despite changes (fluctuations) in the external environment

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what are the most important systems involved in homeostasis

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nervous system and endocrine system

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what is the endocrine system

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system of ductless glands that produce hormones and release them directly into the bloodstream

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are exocrine glands considered part of the endocrine system. If no why not

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no, they do not produce hormones so aren’t considered part of the system

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What are the two types of stimulus response models

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open stimulus-response model and closed homeostatic stimulus-response model

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what are the 5 components of the stimulus response models

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stimulus, receptor, control center, effector, response

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what happens in the stimulus stage

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a change, either increase or decrease, in the level of an internal variable

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what happens is the receptor

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the structure detects the change and send signals to the control centre

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what is the control centre

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the structure (central nervous system) that evaluates the change against the set point for that variable and sends signals to the effector about the correction needed

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what is the effector

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the structure that adjusts its output to make the required correction

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what happens in the response stage

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the corrective action is taken

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what are the two types of feedback

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negative and positive

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what happens in negative feedback

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maintains the body’s internal environment at a relatively steady state

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what happens in positive feedback

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amplify (increase) a response in order to achieve a particular result (pooping, birth)

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what is the term for how body temperature is regulated

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thermoregulation

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what is thermoregulation controlled by?

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hypothalamus

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what is the hypothalamus

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a region of the brain that has thermoreceptors that monitor the core temperature

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what does the hypothalamus do to maintain homeostasis

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it registers change in the temperature and then it coordinates nervous and hormonal responses to counteract the changes and restore homeostasis

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what happens in the stimulus stage of decreased body temperatures

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the body temperature decreases below normal ranges (set point ranges)

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what happens in the receptor stage of decreased body temperatures

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the decrease in temperature is detected in the thermoreceptors in the skin, organs and hypothalamus

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what happens in the control centre stage of decreased body temperatures

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the hypothalamus will send signals via the nervous and hormonal systems to effectors

22
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what are the effectors of decreased body temperatures

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blood vessels in skin, skeletal muscles and brown adipose tissue (BAT)

23
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what happens in the response stage of decreased body temperatures

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reduced blood flow to the skin vessels (vasoconstriction) , shivering, BAT heat production and increased metabolic heat from BAT

24
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what behaivourial changes occur when your core temperature is below average

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having a hot drink, standing in front of a heater and rubbing your hands together

25
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what happens in the stimulus stage after high body temperatures

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the increase in body temperature is above normal

26
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what happens in the receptor stage after high body temperatures

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increase detected by thermoreceptors in skin, organs and hypothalamus

27
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what happens in the control centre stage after high body temperatures

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hypothalamus sends signal via nerves to effectors

28
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what are the effector after high body temperatures

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blood vessels in skin, sweat glands

29
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what happens in the response stage after high body temperatures

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vasodilation of skin vessels, initiation of sweating

30
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what are some behaivourial changes for increased body temperature

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removing layer of clothing, using an ice pack and resting in the shade

31
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what are hormones

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chemicals that coordinate different functions in your body by carrying messages through your blood to organs, skin, muscles and other tissues

32
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what are 3 types of hormones

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thyroxine, insulin and glucagon

33
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what does thyroxine (T4) do

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T4 can speed up metabolic activity in cells causing heat to be produced

34
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how is T4 supplied to the target cells

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thyroid stimulating hormones (TSH) acts on the thyroid gland, causing it to produces thyroid hormones including T4

35
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what does insulin do

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pancreas will release insulin and this instructs the target cells to absorb glucose

36
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what does glucagon do

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pancreas will release glucagon and this instructs the target cells to release glucose

37
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summary of glucagon and insulin

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insulin lowers blood glucose, glucagon increases blood glucose

38
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what are alpha cells

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cells that secrete the hormone glucagon

39
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what are beta cells

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cells that produces insulin

40
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what is happening in the stimulus stage of decreased blood glucose

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decrease in blood glucose

41
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what is happening in the receptor stage of decreased blood glucose

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alpha cells of pancreas

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what is happening in the control centre stage of decreased blood glucose

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alpha cells of the pancreas secrete the hormone glucagon

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what is happening in the effector stage of decreased blood glucose

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liver cells, body cells

44
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what is happening in the response stage of decreased blood glucose

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increase in blood glucose by the release of glucose into the blood from the liver

45
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what is the stimulus in increased blood glucose levels

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increase in blood glucose

46
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what is the receptor in increased blood glucose levels

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beta cells of pancreas

47
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what is the control centre in increased blood glucose levels

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beta cells of pancreas secrete the hormone insulin

48
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what is the effector in increased blood glucose levels

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skeletal muscle, adipose tissue, liver

49
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what is the response in increased blood glucose levels

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decrease in blood glucose by: uptake by muscle and adipose tissue and glycogen formation in liver

50
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what is diabetes

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a condition where blood glucose is too high because the body’s cells cannot take up glucose in the normal way

51
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why isn’t there enough insulin with people with diabetes

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the beta cells in the pancreas are destroyed so cannot produce insulin

52
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what do people with diabetes have to do to restore insulin levels

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inject themselves with insulin

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