homeostasis

Question 1

Hormones travel through the….

Answer 1

blood

Question 2

What hormone causes the egg to be released?

Answer 2

LH

Question 3

On what day during the menstrual cycle is the egg released?

Answer 3

14

Question 4

A stimulus is a …

Answer 4

Change in the environment

Question 5

What detects a stimulus?

Answer 5

Receptors

Question 6

Name the 5 sense organs

Answer 6

Eyes, ears, tongue, nose, skin

Question 7

What hormones decreases blood glucose concentration?

Answer 7

Insulin

Question 8

What hormone increases blood glucose concentration?

Answer 8

Glucagon

Question 9

Name a barrier method of contraception

Answer 9

Condom / femidom

Question 10

What does IVF stand for?

Answer 10

In vitro fertilisation

Question 11

What gland is referred to as the master gland?

Answer 11

Pituitary

Question 12

What is the gap between neurones called?

Answer 12

Synapse

Question 13

How does information cross the synapse?

Answer 13

Chemicals / neurotransmitters

Question 14

What does information travel along nerves as?

Answer 14

Electrical impulses

Question 15

What type of receptors are found in the eye?

Answer 15

Light

Question 16

A fast, unconscious reaction is called a….

Answer 16

Reflex

Question 17

Why do we have reflexes?

Answer 17

To protect us from harm

Question 18

There are two types of effectors. These are….

Answer 18

Muscles and glands

Question 19

Name 4 hormones involved in the menstrual cycle

Answer 19

Progesterone, LH, FSH and oestrogen

Question 20

How many days on average is one menstrual cycle?

Answer 20

28