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B3 - Keeping Internal Conditions Constant Flashcards

1
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Give three factors that the body has to control.

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  • Core body temperature.
  • Water and ion balance.
  • Blood sugar levels.

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What are the two main waste products produced in the body?

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  • Carbon dioxide

- Urea

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How is carbon dioxide produced in the body?

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Through respiration.

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Why is it important to remove carbon dioxide from the body?

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CO2 dissolves to produce carbonic acid in the blood.

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What happens if carbon dioxide isn’t removed from the body?

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Enzymes don’t work as efficiently since the pH level would change.

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What percentage of CO2 is expended from the body?

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4%

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How is urea produced?

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  • Excess protein is broken down into amino acids.
  • The amino acids are broken down to produce carbohydrates and ammonia.
  • The liver converts the ammonia into urea.
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What happens to the rest of the amino acid molecule when it has gone through the liver?

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-It is used for respiration or creating other molecules.

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Give three ways in which water is lost.

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  • Breathing
  • Sweating
  • In urine

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Give two ways in which ions are lost.

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  • Sweating

- In urine

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What is homeostasis?

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The maintenance of constant internal body conditions.

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Give three functions which the kidney undertakes.

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  • Filtering out urea from the blood.
  • Removing excess water.
  • Removing excess ions.

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Where is urine stored?

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The bladder.

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What happens to the water passing through the kidneys if the body has very little water?

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The water is conserved.

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What happens to the water passing through the kidneys if the body has a lot of water?

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Lots of urine is produced to get rid of the excess.

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16
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What is left in the blood when passing the kidney tubules?

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  • Blood cells
  • Large molecules
  • Proteins

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Why can’t some molecules diffuse across into the kidney tubules?

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They are too big to pass through the membrane of the tubule.

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How are mineral ions, water and sugars conserved?

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They are reabsorbed by the kidneys.

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How are sugars reabsorbed?

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Active transport

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How much sugar is conserved by the kidneys?

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All of it.

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21
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What is selective re-absorption?

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The control of the amount of water reabsorbed by the kidneys.

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What make urine yellow?

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Urobilins

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What are urobilins?

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Yellow pigments

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24
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How are urobilins produced?

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The breakdown of haemoglobin in the liver.

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25
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What are the vein and artery leading to the kidneys called?

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The renal vein and artery.

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Where is the dirty blood filtered in the kidney?

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A glomerulus.

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27
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What is a glomerulus?

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A capillary network.

28
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Why is pressure built up in a glomerulus?

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To filter most of the liquid.

29
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How is high blood pressure built up in a glomerulus?

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The vein has a smaller lumen than the artery.

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30
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Where are useful substances reabsorbed in the kidney?

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A nephron.

31
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When is dialysis needed?

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When a person’s kidney(s) fail.

32
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What are the two most effective ways of treating kidney failure?

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  • Dialysis
  • Kidney transplant

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33
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What does dialysis fluid contain?

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The same concentration of useful substances as the blood.

34
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How long does dialysis take?

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Eight hours

35
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Why does dialysis fluid have the same concentration of glucose and mineral ions as the blood?

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So there is no net movement.

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36
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Describe the process of dialysis.

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  • Blood is pumped out of the artery and thinned to prevent clotting.
  • The blood passes through the dialysis machine where it is cleaned.
  • The clean blood flows through a bubble trap and enters the vein.
37
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Why doesn’t dialysis fluid contain any urea?

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To make a steep concentration gradient.

38
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Why is blood passed through at a counter current to the dialysis fluid?

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To maintain a steep concentration gradient.

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39
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Give three disadvantages of dialysis.

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  • The patient has to follow a controlled diet.
  • The dialysis process takes a long time.
  • The balance of substances in the blood can become difficult to control over time.
40
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What is the main problem with kidney transplants?

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Rejection.

41
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Give two ways chance of rejection of a transplant is reduced.

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  • The match between antigens is made as close as possible.
  • The recipient is given immunosuppressant drugs.

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42
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Give two advantages of a kidney transplant.

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  • There are no restrictions.

- The patient can have a varied diet.

43
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Give three disadvantages of a kidney transplant.

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  • There is a risk of rejection.
  • Patients need regular check-ups.
  • The chance of getting a transplant is low.
44
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Give three things that can affect internal body temperature.

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  • Energy produced in the muscles during exercise.
  • Fever caused by disease.
  • External temperature rising or falling.

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What controls the core body temperature?

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The thermoregulatory centre of the brain.

46
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What happens when the body gets too hot?

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  • The blood vessels that supply the skin capillaries dilate.
  • The rate of sweating increases.
  • The hairs lie flat.
47
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How does dilating the blood vessels cool the body?

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The skin has more blood flowing near so more energy is lost by radiation.

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48
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How does sweating cool the body?

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The sweat cools the body as it evaporates.

49
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What happens when the body gets too cold?

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  • The blood vessels supplying the skin constrict.
  • Sweat production is reduced.
  • Shivering.
  • The hairs stand up to trap air.
50
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What is the cost saving to the NHS of kidney transplants?

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£512 million a year

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51
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What is hypothermia?

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The core body temperature falling below 35C.

52
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Give three symptoms of hypothermia.

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  • Extreme tiredness
  • Not wanting to move
  • Blue lips

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53
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What controls and monitors the blood glucose level?

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The pancreas.

54
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What is glucose?

55
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What is glycogen?

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A storage carbohydrate found in the liver and muscles.

56
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What is glucagon?

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A hormone that increases blood glucose concentration.

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57
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What is insulin?

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A hormone that allows glucose to move from the blood into the cells.

58
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Why is glucose converted into glycogen?

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  • To prevent water from diffusing into the higher concentrated solution.
  • Glycogen is insoluble so doesn’t affect water movement.
59
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What is type 1 diabetes?

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When the pancreas doesn’t make enough insulin.

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60
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What used to be used to treat diabetes?

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Insulin from pigs and cows.

61
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How is insulin produced nowadays?

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Genetically engineered bacteria.

62
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How have embryonic stem cells been used to cure type 1 diabetes?

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Turning stem cells into insulin secreting cells.

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63
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What are the three ways that people can control type 2 diabetes?

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  • Eating a balanced diet.
  • Losing weight.
  • Doing regular exercise.
64
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What three types of drugs are used to treat type 2 diabetes?

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  • Help insulin work better in cells.
  • Help the pancreas produce more insulin.
  • Reduce the amount of glucose absorbed in the gut.

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