Key Area 2b: Control and Communication - Hormonal Control

Question 1

Endocrine glands release?

Answer 1

Hormones into the blood stream

Question 2

Hormones are?

Answer 2

Chemical messengers

Question 3

A target tissue has cells with?

Answer 3

Complementary receptor proteins for specific hormones

Question 4

A target tissue has cells with?

Answer 4

Complementary receptor proteins for specific hormones

Question 5

A target tissue has cells with complementary receptor proteins for specific hormones so that only?

Answer 5

Tissue will be affected by these hormones

Question 6

Your blood sugar levels need to be controlled so that cells have?

Answer 6

Continuous access to enough glucose for respiration

Question 7

What happens if your cells have to much glucose?

Answer 7

It can draw water out from the cell due to osmosis

Question 8

Blood sugar levels are monitored and controlled by?

Answer 8

The pancreas

Question 9

The pancreas produces two hormones called?

Answer 9

Insulin and glucagon

Question 10

Insulin

Answer 10

Lowers blood glucose

Question 11

Glucagon

Answer 11

Raises blood glucose

Question 12

Insulin acts on the?

Answer 12

Liver

Question 13

Liver cells take up

Answer 13

Soluble glucose

Question 14

Liver cells convert soluble glucose into?

Answer 14

Insoluble glycogen

Question 15

When insulin acts on the liver it encourages other body cells to take up?

Answer 15

Glucose out of the blood stream

Question 16

Glucagon acts in the opposite way to insulin by getting the liver cells to?

Answer 16

Break up up glycogen and release glucose back in the blood stream

Question 17

Insulin and Glucagon are

Answer 17

Hormones

Question 18

Glucose and glycogen are?

Answer 18

Sugars/carbohydrates

Question 19

Glycogen is used for

Answer 19

Storage

Question 20

If blood glucose levels rise the cells of the pancreas?

Answer 20

Release insulin into the blood

Question 21

When the blood glucose levels rise and Insulin is released the body cells take up?

Answer 21

More glucose

Question 22

When the blood glucose levels rise and Insulin is released the liver takes?

Answer 22

Yo glucose and stores it as glycogen

Question 23

When blood glucose levels fall the pancreas releases?

Answer 23

Glucagon

Question 24

When the glucagon is released the liver breaks down glycogen and?

Answer 24

Releases glucose

Question 25

features of a hormone are?

Answer 25

Chemical messengers
Specific to target tissues
released by endocrine glands
Shaped to fit receptors
Carried in blood

Question 26

As glucagon decreases?

Answer 26

Insulin increases