HC5

Question 1

Glucagon

Answer 1

Store of glucose

(therefore, increases blood glucose concentration)

Question 2

Homeostasis

Answer 2

Maintainance of constant internal environment

Question 3

Hormone

Answer 3

Chemical messenger
Produced in glands
Transported through blood
Alters one or more specific target organs

Question 4

Negative feedback

Answer 4

Connective mechanism used to restore values to set point/ set point range

Question 5

Glucose

Answer 5

Small simple soluble molecule
Used to release energy during respiration

Question 6

Glycerol

Answer 6

Small simple soluble molecule
(A product of chemical digestion of fats)

Question 7

Insulin effect on blood glucose conc

Answer 7

Increasing permeability of cells to glucose (inc cell uptake of glucose from the blood)

Converts excess glucose to glycogen
(stored in liver)

Question 8

Negative feedback works by

Answer 8

Change/stimulus
Receptors (detect change)
Response
Receptors (detect response)
Stop response