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what is homeostasis

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regulation of conditions in the body
to maintain stable internal environment in response to internal and external conditions

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what is an example of homeostasis

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being in a hot desert or snow but keeping ourselves 37 degrees

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what does our bodies automatic control system do

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recognises change from optimal conditions and reverse the change

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what are the parts of automatic control systems

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receptors
coordination centres
effectors

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what do receptors do

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detect change

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what are some coordination centres and what do they do

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brain and spinal cord
-they interpret change and decide what needs to be done

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what are some effectors and what do they do

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muscles that contract or glands that secrete hormones
-carry out change

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what are the roles of the nervous and endocrine system

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to send signals between effectors ,coordination centres and receptors

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describe the features of the nervous system

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-very fast and precise
electrical impulses through nerves

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what is an example of the use of the nervous system

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responds quickly eg when we touch sharp objects

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what is the role of the endocrine system

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secreting hormones which only affect specific cells with specific receptors through (bloodstream)

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what are the features of the endocrine system

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-slow
-long lasting
-more generalised

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what is negative feedback

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when level of something in a body is too high or low and is regulated

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what is an example of the 1st stage of negative feedback

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cold outside detected by receptors(eg in skin)

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what is the 2nd stage of negative feedback

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nervous system sends impulses to coordination centre

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what is the 3rd stage of negative feedback

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coordination centre sends more signals to effectors which carry out useful responses (eg shivering)

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what is the last stage of negative feedback

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the useful response will return us to normal(eg shivering increase body temp back to normal)

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what can homeostasis control in humans

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-blood glucose conc
-body temp
-water levels
-blood Ph

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Why does the body need to maintain optimal conditions?

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For optimal enzyme action and cell function

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how do our bodies communicate to coordinate behaviour and respond to our surroundings

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nervous and endocrine system

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what are neurons adapted to do

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carry elec impulses from 1 point to another

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what are the adaptations of neurons(nerve cells)

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long
thin
lots of branched connections allowing them to pass messages to other nerve cells

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what is a synapse

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connection between the cells that allows nerve cells to communicate

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how is an electrical impulse communicated between cells

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elec impulse hits end of a cell releasing chemicals that diffuse across the synapse
these then trigger another elec impulse

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what is the central nervous system
made up of brain and spinal cord where thinking occurs
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what does the central nervous system do
takes in sensory info ,decides what needs to be done , then sends orders to the rest of the body
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how does the central nervous system receive info about what is happening in the body
through sensory neurones which carry info from receptors to cns
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what does our cns do when it decides what to do w info from sensory neurones
sends impulses back via motor neurones to effectors
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what is a reflec arc
nerve pathway that underlies unconscious reflexes
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what is an example of our reflex arc responding
when we move hand away from hot pan when we blink when eye is touched
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what are pros of reflex arc
rapid automatic
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journey in reflex arc
stimuli receptor cells sensory neurones cns relay neurone motor neurone effector
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What is a reflex?
An automatic response to a stimulus
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what are some more examples of reflexes
Blinking when you get dust in your eye Sneezing
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what is the brain made of and responsible for
billions of interconnected nerve cells and responsible for complex behaviours/holding memories
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what are examples of complex behaviours
running choosing what to wear running reading
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what makes the important decision in the cns
the brain
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what is big wrinkly part of the brain all over the top
cerebral cortex
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what is the cerebral cortex responsible for
-consciousness -intelligence -memory -language -senses
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what are hemispheres
the 2 halves of the cerebral cortex
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what does each hemisphere control
left hemisphere-controls muscles on right of body right hemisphere-controls muscles on left
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what is the smaller section at the back of the brain
the cerebellum
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what is the cerebellum responsible for
balance and muscle coordination eg walk without falling over
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what is in the centre of the brain
hypothalamus
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what does our hypothalamus do
-regulate things like body temp -send signals to pituitary gland
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where is the brain stem and what does it contain
at the bottom linking brain to spinal cord containing medulla
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what is the role of the medulla
-controlling our unconscious activities eg breathing/heart beating
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what is the 1st way we study brain and example
-via people with brain damage to learn which parts do what eg:someone gets stroke/1 part of brain is damaged/person cant hear anymore/part of brain may be responsible for hearing
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what is the 2nd way we can study the brain
-by elec stimulating diff parts of brain using electrode eg:zapping back of the brain causing vision to go funny
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what is the final way we can study brain damage
-scanning brain eg via ct scans pet scans mri scans
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what do each scan of the brain do
ct scans find out areas of brain that are damaged pet/mri -underlying activity eg-music generating patterns in brain
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what can go wrong with the brain making it hard to treat
-tumours -trauma -mental health problems -infection
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what is 1 reason why treating the brain is so difficult
-difficult to physically fix as it is encased within skull and surrounding brain tissue is fragile
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what is another reason treating the brain is so difficult
so complex so hard to treat with drugs and chemicals
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what is the cross section of the brain
A view into the inside of something made by cutting through it.
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how does the eye respond to changes in light intensity
iris reflex
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what is the cornea
where light hits eye
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adaptations of cornea
transparent-allow light through -no blood vessels
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how does cornea get oxygen
it diffuses into it via outside air
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why do we need the cornea
causes all light to refract that passes into it
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what is iris and what does it do
coloured part of eye controls size of pupil
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what is pupil
gap in middle of iris that allows light to pass through to lens
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what is the job of the lens
changes shape to control strength that it refracts light to focus it on retina
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what makes up retina
2 receptor cells called cone and rod cells
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describe a cone cell
-sensitive to colour of light so we can see colour -dont work well in low light
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describe a rod cell
-more sensitive to light -only allow us to see in black and white
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why cant you see colours in dark
only rod cells are working
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what is the fovea
the spot on retina lens focuses light on with only cone cells -helps us see most clearly
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what does the optic nerve do
takes impulses from receptor cells to brain
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what can damage retina
-bright light conditions
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what is the iris reflex for bright light
pupil size decreases in bright light so less light enters damaging retina -constriction
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what is the iris reflex low light
pupil largens in low light so more light gets in and you can see in dark -dilated
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what 2 muscles allow iris reflex to happen
circular muscles radial muscles
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how do muscles make pupil constrict
circular contract radial relax
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how do muscles make pupil dilate
circular- relax radial-contract
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Which two stimuli are the receptor cells of the eye sensitive to?
Light intensity Colour
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What is the purpose of the iris reflex?
To ensure the optimum amount of light enters the eye
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what is accomodation
reflex that changes refractive power of lens so you can see near and far
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what 2 muscles control the shape of the lens
ciliary muscles suspensory ligaments-connects lens to ciliary
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why does light refract through cornea
so it focuses on fovea
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what makes a lens refract more strongly
more curved short and fat
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when an object is nearby what happens to lens ciliary and suspensory
ciliary contracts and suspensory slacken so lens converts back into fatter natural shape
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what changes in the lens when an object is far and near
lens doesnt need to do as much
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what happens to lens suspensory and ciliary when object is far
ciliary relaxes suspensory-tighten lens-stretches
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What cant suspensory ligaments do
contract and relax as they arent muscles
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what causes longsightedness
when lens cant refract enough
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what causes shortsightedness
lens refract lights too much
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describe what happens in long sighted ness
image is focused behind fovea so it is blurry
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how can long sightedness be fixed
glasses with convex lenses for extra refractive power
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describe short-sightedness
lens refracts light from distant objects focuses and forms image before retina making object blurry
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how to fix shortsightedness
glasses with concave lenses as they refract light outwards to counter overrefraction
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medical name for long/short sightedness
long-hyperopia short-myopia
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