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Homeostasis (B10, B11, B12) Flashcards

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1
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What two organs make up the CNS? (central nervous system)

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Brain and spinal cord

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Why are reflex actions important?

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For fast reactions to ensure survival

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3
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Why are reflexes so fast?

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  • Only 2 synapses (3 neurones)
  • Unconscious action
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4
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What is homeostasis?

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Keeping the internal conditions of an organism constant

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What are three main conditions controlled by the body?

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  • Blood sugar
  • Body temperature
  • Water levels
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Describe the general pathway of a control system

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Stimulus –> Receptor –> CNS –> Effector –> Response

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What is an effector?

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Muscles or glands that bring about a response

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What is a receptor?

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Cells that detect stimuli

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9
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What is the coordination centre?

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Areas that receive and process information (usually the CNS)

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10
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What is a synapse?

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A gap between two neurones, allowing impulses to cross

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What do neurones do?

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Carry electrical impulses around the body

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Describe the structure of a neurone

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  • Dendrites (carry impulses towards the cell body)
  • Axon (carries impulses away from the cell body)
  • Myelin sheath (around axon to speed up impulses)
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Describe the 3 types of neurone

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  • Motor neurone
  • Sensory neurone
  • Relay neurone
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Compare sensory and motor neurones

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  • Sensory neurones have cell bodies on their sides, whereas motor neurones have cell bodies on the end
  • Sensory neurones connect to receptors, whereas motor neurones connect to effectors
  • They both have axon
  • They both have myelin sheaths, etc.
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What are nodes of Ranvier?

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Gaps along the myelin sheath, aid the transmission of impulses along the axon

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16
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What is the cornea?

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A clear, tough coating on the front of the eye

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17
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What is the iris?

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Circular muscle that controls the size of the pupil

18
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What is the pupil?

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Allows light into the eye - dilates and constricts

19
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What is the lens?

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Flexible structure that changes shape to focus light on the retina

20
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What is the retina?

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Contains millions of rods and cones that send electrical signals when light touches them

21
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What is the optic nerve?

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Carries signals from the retina to the brain

22
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What is the suspensory ligament?

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Holds the lens in place

23
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What is the ciliary muscle?

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Changes the thickness of the lens when focusing

24
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What is the sclera?

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White outer layer of the eye, tough to protect the eye

25
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What does the iris (muscle) do?

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Contracts and relaxes

26
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What does the pupil do?

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Constricts and dilates

27
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What is the cerebellum?

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Controls muscle activity

28
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What is the medulla?

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Controls breathing + heart rate

29
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What is the cerebral cortex?

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Controls conscience

30
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Where is the medulla?

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Above the spinal cord

31
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Where is the cerebral cortex?

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Front of brain

32
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Where is the cerebellum?

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Back of brain

33
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How does the eye focus on a near object?

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  • Ciliary muscles contract
  • Suspensory ligament has low tension
  • Lens becomes short + wide
34
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How does the eye focus on a distant object?

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  • Ciliary muscles relax
  • Suspensory ligament has high tension
  • Lens becomes long + thin
35
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What happens to the eye in dim light?

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  • Iris relaxes
  • Pupil dilates
36
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What happens to the eye in bright light?

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  • Iris contracts
  • Pupil constricts
37
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Compare neuronal response and hormonal response

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  • Neuronal is faster than hormonal
  • Neuronal uses electrical impulses, hormonal uses chemicals
  • Impulses carried along neurones, hormones carried in bloodstream
  • Both help to protect the body
  • Both use receptors
  • Both require stimuli
38
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Where is insulin produced and what is it’s function?

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Produced in the pancreas, removes glucose from blood to be used for respiration or stored (fat + glycogen)

39
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Where is glucagon produced and what is it’s function?

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Produced in the pancreas, breaks down glycogen and fat back into glucose

40
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What is type 1 diabetes?

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Pancreas doesn’t produce insulin

41
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What is type 2 diabetes?

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Body doesn’t respond to insulin

42
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Write a method for comparing reaction times of dominant vs non-dominant hand

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  1. Have one person (Person A) hold out their dominant hand with a gap between their index finger and thumb
  2. Have another person (Person B) hold a ruler vertically with the zero just above the gap in Person A’s hand
  3. Person B will drop the ruler and Person A will have to catch it
  4. Record the measurement their thumb lands on
  5. Repeat this 10 times
  6. Repeat investigation using Person A’s non-dominant hand

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