Controlling Conditions Flashcards
0
Q
How do we take in water and salt?
A
Eating and drinking.
1
Q
What keeps the conditions inside your body’s as constant as possible?
A
Homoeostasis.
2
Q
How come we lose water and salt?
A
By sweating urine in and breathing out.
3
Q
What do your kidneys control and what does this depend on?
A
How much water on so you lose through urine depending on your body conditions.
4
Q
Why do you need to keep your core body temperature at 37°?
A
Because this is the temperature they your enzymes work best at.
5
Q
Where are the hormones made which keep the concentration of your glucose in your blood constant?
A
In your pancreas.
