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B5: Homeostasis & Response Flashcards

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What is homeostasis?

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An organism’s ability to regulate/control it’s internal conditions so crucial reactions (including those involving enzymes) can happen at optimal rates.

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What 3 things need to be regulated

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-Blood glucose concentration
-Internal temperature
-Water levels

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What 2 things does the nervous system consist of?

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CNS: Central Nervous System (brain & spinal chord
PNS: Peripheral Nervous System (all other nerves)

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What does a receptor do?

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Detects a change due to a stimulus

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What does a sensory neurone do?

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Transfers a signal from a receptor to the CNS

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What does a motor neurone do?

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Transfers a signal from the CNS to an effector

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What does a relay neurone do?

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Transfers a signal from a sensory neurone to a motor neurone

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What is the order of the reflex arc?

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stimuli -> receptor cells -> sensory neurone -> CNS -> relay neurone -> motor neurone -> effector
signal bypasses brain

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How do signals travel between the synapse between neurones?

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Via neurotransmitter chemicals

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What are glands?

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Effectors that secrete chemicals

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What is the practical for reaction times?

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-Drop ruler between finger & thumb
-Measure distance fallen before caught, repeat, calculate mean
-Independent variable:
Stimulant (e.g. energy drink) increases neurotransmission
Depressant (e.g. alcohol) decreases neurotransmission
-Could use s=1/2at2 to calculate reaction time

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What is the cerebral cortex responsible for?

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Higher functions (conscious activities):
-Memory
-Speech
-Problem-solving

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What is the cerebellum responsible for?

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Motor skills:
-Movement
-Balance
-Coordination

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What is the medulla oblongata responsible for?

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Unconscious actions:
-Heart & breathing rate
-Signals to adrenal glands to release adrenaline

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What are MRI scans?

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Allow doctors to see brain activity without surgery.

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Why is treating the brain so difficult?

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-It is complex (difficult to physically treat without damaging it)
-Things can go wrong (e.g. tumours, trauma, mental health problems)

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What is accommodation?

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The eye’s ability to change the shape of the lens to focus light that comes from different distances away on the retina.

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How does the eye focus on objects that are far away?

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-Ciliary muscles relax
-Suspensory ligaments tighten
-Results in the lens becoming thin
-Light only refracted a little bit

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How does the eye focus on objects that are near?

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-Ciliary muscles contract
-Suspensory ligaments slacken
-Results in the lens becoming thick
-Light is refracted more

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What makes the pupil change size?

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Light intensity
-More light smaller
-Less light bigger

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What is the cornea?

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The transparent outer layer of the eyes
It has no blood vessels

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What are retina cells?

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-Rods that only detect light intensity
-Cones sensitive to red, blue or green wavelengths of light provide colour information
-These signals travel to the brain via the optic nerve

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What is the medical term for short-sightedness?

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Myopia

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What is the medical term for long-sightedness?

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Hyperopia

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How can sight impediments be treated?

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-Glasses
-Contact lenses
-Laser eye surgery

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How does thermoregulation work?

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The brain detects blood temperature then sends nervous & hormonal signals to effectors

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What happens when you are too hot?

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-Sweat glands produce water which evaporates, taking away heat
-Blood vessels dilate: VASODILATION

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What happens when you are too cold?

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-Hairs stand on end to trap air - layer of insulation
-Shivering - muscles produce more heat
-Blood vessels contract - VASOCONSTRICTION

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What is the endocrine system?

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A system of glands that secrete hormones to send signals to effectors, transported via blood (slower than nervous system)

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What is the pituitary gland?

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The ‘master’ gland: sends signals to other glands

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What does the pancreas do?

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Secretes insulin (and glucagon) to control blood sugar

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What does the thyroid gland do?

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Controls growth, metabolism and more

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What do the adrenal glands release?

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Adrenaline

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What do the ovaries do?

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-Release eggs
-Secrete hormones

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What do the testes produce?

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Sperm

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What happens when blood glucose levels are high?

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-Pancreas secretes insulin
-Causes glucose to move from bloodstream into cells to be used for respiration
-Excess glucose is converted into glycogen as an energy store

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What happens when blood glucose levels are low?

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-Pancreas secretes glucagon
-Causes liver and muscles to convert glycogen back into glucose
-(This is an example of NEGATIVE FEEDBACK)

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What is type 1 diabetes?

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-Pancreas cannot produce (enough) insulin
-Injections needed

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What is type 2 diabetes?

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-Cells do not absorb glucose as they should
-Obesity increases risk of it developing

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What 3 processes result in water loss?

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-Exhalation
-Sweating
-Urination

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How is excess water removed?

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From blood by kidneys to the bladder

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What 2 things are mixed to make urine?

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-Urea
-Water

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What does urea contain and how is it made?

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Ammonia (NH3) from amino acids obtained from excess proteins broken down in the liver

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What would happen if the body had too much water?

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-Water moves into cells via osmosis
-Cells become turgid, could burst

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What would happen if the body had too little water?

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-Water moves out of cells via osmosis
-Cells become flaccid

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What is the function of the kidneys?

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-Keep water levels just right
-Filter out glucose and useful minerals and ions for the body to use

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What is ADH and where is it produced?

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-Anti-diuretic hormone
-Produced in the pituitary gland
-Causes tubules in kidneys to reabsorb more water into bloodstream

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What happens to ADH if water levels are too high?

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-Less is made
-More water is sent to the bladder to leave the body as urine
-An example of NEGATIVE FEEDBACK

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What is negative feedback?

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The response to a change is such that conditions return to normal

50
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What is needed if the kidneys are not working properly?

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Dialysis:
-Blood is filtered by a machine
-If not done, ammonia/urea buildup will be poisonous

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What is the process of the menstrual cycle?

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-Females are born with eggs, which start to mature at puberty
-FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) from pituitary gland causes an egg to mature, and the ovaries to produce
-OESTROGEN causes uterus lining to thicken, and it inhibits FSH so no more eggs mature until the next cycle. It also causes the pituitary gland to secrete
-LH (luteinising hormone) causes egg to be released, which starts to travel towards the uterus. A sperm cell can fertilise it while in the oviduct
-PROGESTERONE secreted by the ovaries maintains the uterus lining

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What are methods of contraception?

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-FSH-inhibiting pills, no eggs mature
-Progesterone injection/implant (convenient) to stop eggs being released
-Condom/diaphragm: stops sperm meeting the egg (barrier contraception)
-IUD (copper coil): stops egg embedding in lining
-Abstinence
-Clamping oviduct or vasectomy (cutting sperm tubes)

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What are examples of fertility treatments?

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-FSH/LH injections
-IVF (in-vitro fertilisation)

54
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How does IVF work?

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-Eggs collected after inducing release with LH to be fertilised in an lab
-Viable embryos inserted back into woman’s uterus

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What are cons of IVF?

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-It’s hard
-Expensive
-There is a low success rate
-Can potentially cause multiple embryos to develop

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What does adrenaline do?

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Increases blood flow & breathing rate, to prepare you for ‘fight or flight’

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What does thyroxine control?

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The body’s metabolic rate

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What happens when thyroxine levels are too low?

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-Hypothalamus in brain releases TRH
-Causes pituitary gland to release TSH
-Causes thyroid to release more thyroxine
- Example of NEGATIVE FEEDBACK

59
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What do gibberellins do?

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-Induce germination
-Promote flowering
-Increase fruit size

60
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What does ethene do?

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-Cause ripening

61
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What do auxins control and how do they work?

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-Shoot and root growth
-Sunlight destroys it, so causes the cells on the shaded side of the shoot to grow/elongate more quickly
-Shoot bends towards the sun (PHOTOTROPISM)
-Gathers on bottom of roots, where it inhibits growth instead, meaning it grows downward (GEOTROPISM)

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What are 3 things auxins be used as?

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-Weedkillers
-Rooting powders
-Promoting growth in tissue cultures

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What is the practical to observe geotropism in roots?

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-Place seeds on damp cotton wool in petri dish stood on edge
-Turn 90 degrees after a few days to observe geotropism in roots

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