Hormones And Homeostatis

Question 0

Give examples of homeostatis.

Answer 0

Controlling body water content, controlling body tempreture

Question 1

What is homeostatis?

Answer 1

The maintenance of a constant enteral environment

Question 2

What hormone is is produced in the pancreas and what is it’s function?

Answer 2

Hormone: insulin
Function: liver muscles take up glucose and convert to glycogen - maintains blood sugar

Question 3

What hormone is is produced in the pituitary gland and what is it’s function?

Answer 3

Hormone: ADH
Function: controls the amount of water loss in urine

Question 4

What two hormones is produced in the ovaries and what is it’s function?

Answer 4

Hormone: oestrogen
Function: stimulates uterus lining to develop, stimulates secondary female characteristics (eg breasts)
Hormone: progesterone
Function: maintains uterus lining

Question 5

What hormone is is produced in the testes and what is it’s function?

Answer 5

Hormone: testosterone
Function: stimulates developments of male secondary characteristics (eg, pubic hair)

Question 6

What hormone is is produced in the adrenal and what is it’s function?

Answer 6

Hormone: adrenaline
Function: increases heart and breathing rate for fight, fright or flight

Question 7

Insulin/diabetes: how does insulin work?

Answer 7

It stimulates your body to take up more glucose and stimulates your liver cells to convert glucose into glycogen

Question 8

Insulin/diabetes: what happens when the blood glucose level becomes too high?

Answer 8

As blood flows through pancreas the rise in concentration is detected, it releases insulin into blood which circulates around the body

Question 9

Skin Temperature regulation: why?

Answer 9

Temp effects enzyme activity, the lower the temp, the more inactive enzymes become.

Question 10

Skin Temperature regulation: what is the optimum temp?

Answer 10

37 degrees, at higher temps, enzymes become denatured

Question 11

Skin Temperature regulation: sweating, what does it do?

Answer 11

The skin cools as the sweat evaporates

Question 12

Skin Temperature regulation: what is vasodilation?

Answer 12

Blood vessels get wider, blood flows closer to the surface (of skin) heat is lost

Question 13

Skin Temperature regulation: what is vasoconstriction?

Answer 13

Blood vessels near the surface become narrower near surface, less heat is lost

Question 14

Insulin/diabetes: how does insulin work?

Answer 14

It stimulates your body to take up more glucose and stimulates your liver cells to convert glucose into glycogen

Question 15

Insulin/diabetes: what happens when the blood glucose level becomes too high?

Answer 15

As blood flows through pancreas the rise in concentration is detected, it releases insulin into blood which circulates around the body

Question 16

Skin Temperature regulation: why?

Answer 16

Temp effects enzyme activity, the lower the temp, the more inactive enzymes become.

Question 17

Skin Temperature regulation: what is the optimum temp?

Answer 17

37 degrees, at higher temps, enzymes become denatured

Question 18

Skin Temperature regulation: sweating, what does it do?

Answer 18

The skin cools as the sweat evaporates

Question 19

Skin Temperature regulation: what is vasodilation?

Answer 19

Blood vessels get wider, blood flows closer to the surface (of skin) heat is lost

Question 20

Skin Temperature regulation: what is vasoconstriction?

Answer 20

Blood vessels near the surface become narrower near surface, less heat is lost

Question 21

Insulin/diabetes: how does insulin work?

Answer 21

It stimulates your body to take up more glucose and stimulates your liver cells to convert glucose into glycogen

Question 22

Insulin/diabetes: what happens when the blood glucose level becomes too high?

Answer 22

As blood flows through pancreas the rise in concentration is detected, it releases insulin into blood which circulates around the body

Question 23

Skin Temperature regulation: why?

Answer 23

Temp effects enzyme activity, the lower the temp, the more inactive enzymes become.

Question 24

Skin Temperature regulation: what is the optimum temp?

Answer 24

37 degrees, at higher temps, enzymes become denatured

Question 25

Skin Temperature regulation: sweating, what does it do?

Answer 25

The skin cools as the sweat evaporates

Question 26

Skin Temperature regulation: what is vasodilation?

Answer 26

Blood vessels get wider, blood flows closer to the surface (of skin) heat is lost

Question 27

Skin Temperature regulation: what is vasoconstriction?

Answer 27

Blood vessels near the surface become narrower near surface, less heat is lost