Homeostasis Flashcards
Which gland secretes TSH
Pituitary gland
The receptor that is stimulated by low thyroxin is?
Pituitary gland
When is glucose take from the liver?
When blood sugar levels are low
Where is glucose stored?
In the liver and muscles
When does cellular respiration increase?
When insulin is produced
Where is the chemoreceptors located for carbon dioxide homeostasis?
Wall of the aorta and carotid
What is the stimulus for carbon dioxide homeostasis?
pH decreasing
What happens when the blood salt levels are low?
Aldosterone is secreted
What hormone is secreted due to renin
Angiotensin
What hormone does the afferent arteriolar secrete?
Renin
Name the receptor that is responsible for monitoring the salt in the blood
Afferent arterioles
Which gland produces aldosterone?
Adrenal gland
What stimulus triggers the hypothalamus to secrete more or less ADH?
Osmolarity
On a cold day you produce…?
Less ADH
On a hot day you will produce…?
More ADH
