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Biology - Body Functions Key Words Flashcards

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Types of contraception

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Pill - Prevents Ovulation
Condom
Implant
Patch
Infertile Woman

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Vasectomy

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Where a male has an operation which stops the flow of semen

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Ovulation

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Release of the egg from Ovaries

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Infertility

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Where a woman cannot conceive despite having regular, unprotected sex.

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Gamete

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A sex cell (sperm, egg)

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Haploid

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Half a set of Chromosomes

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Diploid

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Full set of Chromosomes

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What are the two types of Reproduction?

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Sexual reproduction (leads to variation)
Asexual reproduction (leads to clones)

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ADH

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Anti-Diuretic Hormone. Affects amount of water reabsorbed therefore the amount of urine produced by the kidneys

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Adrenaline

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A hormone which prepares your body for fight or flight

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Central Nervous System (CNS)

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The part of the nervous system where information is processed, made up of the brain and spinal cord

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Contreception

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A method to prevent pregnancy (barrier or hormonal)

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Diabetes

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Disease in which the body’s ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impared

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Effectors

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Muscles or glands that bring out a response in the body

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Endocrine system

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Glands that produce hormones that control many aspects of the developments and metabolism of the body

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FSH

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Follicle Stimulating Hormone. Produced by the Pituitary Gland, causes an egg to mature in the ovary

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Gland

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An organ that secretes hormones

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Glucagon

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Hormone involved in the control of blood sugar levels - causes glucose to be released into the blood

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Homeostasis

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The regulation of internal conditions to maintain optimum conditions for function

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Hormone

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Chemicals produced in the glands that are carried in the blood to have an effect on another part of the body

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Infertility

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Inability to concieve

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Insulin

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A hormone that controls blood sugar levels, causes glucose to be taken up by cells

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Intermediate Neurones

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In the brain and spinal cord, cells pass signals from sensory neurones to motor neurones

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IVF

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In vitro Fertilisation. Egg cell is fertilised by sperm cell in a test tube

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LH

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Luteinising hormone. Produced by pituitary gland, causes ovulation

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Menstrual cycle

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The monthly cycle of ovulation and menstruation in females

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Motor neurones

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Cells in the nervous system that passes signals from the CNS to an effector

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Negative feedback

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A reaction that causes a decrease in function to stabilise conditions

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Nerves

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Bundles of many neurones

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Nervous System

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The brain, spinal cord and network of neurones which transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body

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Neurones

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Cells in the nervous system that carry electrical impulses around the body

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Oestrogen

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Female hormones produced by the ovary that controls the development of sexual characteristics at puberty and the thickening of the uterus lining at menstruation

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Oestrogen

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Female hormones produced by the ovary that controls the development of sexual characteristics at puberty and the thickening of the uterus lining at menstruation

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Pituitary gland

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The main endocrine gland , found in the brain which secrets a number of hormones to control other glands in the body

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Ovulation

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The release of a mature egg from the ovary

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Progesterone

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Female hormone produced by the ovaries that maintain the lining of the uterus following ovulation

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Receptors

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Cells that detect stimuli

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Reflex

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A rapid, automatic response to a stimulus, that does not involve the conscious brain

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Response

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The reaction of the body to a stimulus

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Stimulus

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a change in the internal or external environment that is detected by a receptor

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Synapse

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A gap between two neurones, consisting of a minute gap across which impulses pass by diffusion or a neurotransmitter

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Thyroxin

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A hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism

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Testosterone

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Male hormones produced by the testes the controls the development of sexual characteristics at puberty and the production of sperm

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