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1
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which two parts of the body have thermoreceptors?

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  • hypothalamus
  • skin
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vasodilation of blood vessels

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  • capillaries get wider so a larger amount of blood can flow near the skin surface
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what happens when the temperature rises on a hot day?

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1) vasodilation of the blood vessels
2) evaporation sweat - produced by the sweat glands and then is evaporated from the skin
3) no shivering
4) hairs and hair erector muscles are relaxed (no goosebumps)

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vasoconstriction of the blood vessels

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  • capillaries get smaller so less blood can flow near the skin surface. no energy is released
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where/how is urea produced?

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deamination - removes the poisonous part of amino acid

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how is urea removed?

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through the kidney via urine

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kidneys

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renal artery

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brings deoxygenated blood containing urea and other substances

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renal vein

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carries oxygenated blood away from the kidney once the urea and other substances have been removed from it

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ureter

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tube that connects the kidneys and the bladder

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what happens when the temperature falls

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1) vasoconstriction of blood vessels
2) no sweat produced
3) the body starts to shiver to produce heat for the body
4) hairs and hair erector muscles stand on end to trap air

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glomerulus

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  • acts as a filter to remove water and urea from deoxygenated blood
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nephron

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each of the functional units in the kidney, consisting of a glomerulus and its associated tubule, through which the filtrate passes before emerging as urine

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why do kidneys have a large blood supply?

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  • all blood has toxins so the more blood filtered through, the better
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role of ADH (antidiuretic hormone) in water regulation - high/low ADH

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HIGH ADH: increases permeability of kidney tubule - more water reabsorbed by the kidney so less urine

LOW ADH: decreases permeability of kidney tubule, less water reabsorbed by kidney, more urine

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maintaining a constant temperature - behavioural

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  • sweating - removing thermal energy
  • goosebumps - hairs standing up to trap a layer of air
  • shivering - muscle contractions which require energy
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optimum body temperature

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37 degrees

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why do we want to maintain our body temperature?

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if the internal temperature is too high, the enzymes may denature and will no longer be able to catalyse important reactions

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ultrafiltration

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filters out ALL the small molecules (even the useful ones)

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selective reabsorption

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sodium, amino acids and glucose (useful molecules) are then reabsorbed from the filtrate back into the blood

21
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how is carbon dioxide removed from the body?

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via respiration

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how is urea removed from the body?

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through the urine

23
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how is the water reabsorbed?

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via osmosis (after selective reabsorption)

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why do red blood cells not get filtered out?

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they’re too big to pass through the permeable membrane

25
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why is urea removed?

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if it becomes too concentrated, it becomes poisonous

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why do kidneys have a large blood supply?

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so that urea can removed from from as mush blood as possible

27
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how is glucose transported back into the blood?

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diffusion and active transport

28
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what reaction in the body produces respiration

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aerobic respiration

29
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maintaining water and mineral balance

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your body has control over urea, excess water and mineral ions removed via kidneys but no control over how much water leaves the lungs and mineral ions and urea removed via the kidneys

30
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where is ADH produced?

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the pituitary gland

31
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how is the amount of water in the blood is controlled by the kidneys

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  • pituitary gland
  • releases ADH
  • changes permeability of the nephron/ tubule
  • water reabsorbed
32
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problems with the kidneys

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  • damage due to injury
  • kidney failure
  • bacterial infections
  • polycystic kidneys (genetic)
33
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two types of treatment

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  • kidney dialysis
  • kidney transplant
34
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is there active transport in dialysis?

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no, there isn’t there is DIFFUSION

35
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what is in dialysis fluid?

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water, glucose, ions - same conc as blood so a conc gradient can be maintained

36
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what is dialysis?

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removal of waste/cystic product (nearly the same to the function of a kidney)

37
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why does the clean blood flow through a bubble trap?

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a pocket of oxygen could lead to further damage eg. an aneurysm

38
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why are there blood thinners in the dialysis process?

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to prevent clotting

39
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how does dialysis take place?

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dialysis fluid carrying waste products and urea is removed via the use of a dialysis machine

40
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why is the glucose concentration in the dialysis fluid the same as its concentration in blood?

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so that there is no net movement of glucose out of the blood via diffusion so that its concentration can be maintained

41
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how does dialysis ensure that the urea is removed?

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no urea in the dialysis fluid ensures that there is a large concentration so diffusion will happen at a faster rate

42
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why is dialysis an option?/ what does it do?

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it removes urea from the blood when the kidneys themselves cannot

43
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transplants and how they work

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  • donor needs to be the same blood group and tissue type as the recipient
  • can be a relative (who is alive)
  • or from a victim of an accident, stroke or heart attacks
  • involves operation (risks)
  • transplants may be rejected by the immune system
  • immunosuppressants - medicines given to suppress the immune system
44
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thermoregulatory centre

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hypothalamus

45
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shivering

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  • causes the muscles to automatically contract
  • the process requires energy from respiration
  • respiration produces heat which warms us up
46
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sweating

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  • sweat glands release water, which covers the skin
  • heat energy is transferred to this water and once it reaches the surface of the skin, it evaporates
  • as it evaporates it takes the heat energy with it - hence cooling you down

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