Nervous And Endocrine Flashcards

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What are the primary roles of the parasympathetic nervous system

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Conveys energy
Slows heart rate
Increases intestinal and glad activity
Known as the ‘rest and digest’ system

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What is the name of the cell which is the basic functional unit of the nervous system

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A neuron (also called neurone or nerve cell)

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What does a neuron do

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It’s a cell that carries electrical impulses and is the basic (functional and structural) unit of the nervous system

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Which part of the nervous system includes the brain and spine

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Central nervous system

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Which part of the nervous system includes to sensory and motor neurones

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Peripheral nervous system

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What is the correct order to represent a reflex arc

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Receptor
Sensory neuron
Motor neuron
Effector

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What are the principal ions involved in the generation of action potential in nerve cells

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Sodium and potassium

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What is part of the peripheral nervous system conducts nerve impulses from the central nervous system to the skeletal muscle to allow voluntary movement

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Somatic

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Is the duration of action of a nerve impulse brief unless neuronal activity continues

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Yes

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10
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What is the chemical messenger that allows transmission of a signal from one neuron to another across a synapse

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Neurotransmitter

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11
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What connects the nervous and endocrine system together

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The hypothalamus

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What are hormones

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Chemical messengers

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13
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How are hormones secreted into the circulatory system

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Via glands

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14
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What cells do hormones act on

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Specific target cells

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15
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What do hormones bind with

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A specific receptor of the target cells

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16
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Where are receptors for lipid based hormones

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Inside the cell

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17
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Where are receptors for peptide based hormones

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On the cell membrane

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18
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What are lipid based hormones

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Steroids

Thyroid hormones

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What are peptide hormones

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Adrenaline
Noradrenaline
Insulin and glucagon

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What do hormones do

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Speed things up, slow things down or maintain things

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21
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what mechanisms are hormones controlled with

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Negative and positive depending on the hormone

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22
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What do hormones have a link with

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Nervous system control (via the hypothalamus)

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23
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How are hormones influenced

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By the levels of other substances in the blood (blood glucose levels influencing action of insulin and glucagon)

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What is the receptor

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Detects the change

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What’s the effector

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Makes the change

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26
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Order of negative feedback mechanism

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Receptor
Control centre
Effector

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27
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What are the main endocrine glands in the body

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Pineal gland
Pituitary gland
Thyroid gland
Thymus glad
Adrenal gland
Testes
Ovaries
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28
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What does the pineal gland do

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Produces hormones called melatonin

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29
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What does the pituitary gland do

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control centre, regulates secretion of all hormones in body

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30
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What does the thyroid gland do

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Regulates metabolism, regulates calcium levels

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31
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What does the thymus gland do

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Plays a role in immune response

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32
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What does the adrenal gland do

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Produce adrenaline and noradrenaline

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33
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What do ovaries do

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Produce oestrogen

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34
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What do testes do

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Produce testosterone

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35
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What is the difference in the nervous system and endocrine system in cells

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Nervous - neurones

Endocrine - epithelial and others

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36
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What is the difference in the nervous system and endocrine system in chemical signals

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Nervous -neurotransmitter

Endocrine - hormone

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37
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What is the difference in the nervous system and endocrine system in specificity of response

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Nervous - receptors on postsynaptic cell

Endocrine - receptors on target cell

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38
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What is the difference in the nervous system and endocrine system in speed of onset

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Nervous - seconds

Endocrine - seconds to hours

39
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What is the difference in the nervous system and endocrine system in duration of action

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Nervous - very brief unless neuronal activity continues

Endocrine- may be brief or last days even if secretion ceases

40
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What are the 2 parts of the pituitary gland

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Anterior lobe and posterior lobe

41
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Difference between anterior and posterior lobe

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Both have a connection to the nervous system through the hypothalamus

Anterior can act in its own rights, posterior is under nervous control

42
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What is the endocrine gland surrounded by

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Surrounded by a network of capillaries

43
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What does the endocrine gland do

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Allows a diffuse blood supply around the gland to allow hormones to diffuse directly into the blood stream

44
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How is homeostasis maintained in hormones

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Automatic nervous system and endocrine system

45
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What does autonomic nervous system do

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Rapid change

Usually limited target region

46
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What happens in the endocrine system

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Slower change

May have systemic effect

47
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What hormones are produced in the posterior gland

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Anti diuretic hormone - important in regulating fluid balance

48
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Where are the adrenal glands situated

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Air ontop of kidneys

49
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What do the kidneys, hypothalamus and a dental glands play an important role in

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Regulating blood pressure and water balance

50
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What do alpha, beta and delta cells do in the pancreas

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Alpha cells - secrete glucagon
Beta cells -secrete insulin
Delta cells - secrete somatostatin

51
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What does insulin do

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Decrease blood glucose levels

Binds to insulin receptors on the cell membrane

52
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What does glucagon do

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Increases blood glucose levels

Converts glycogen to glucose

53
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What does somatostatin do

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Inhibits secretion of both insulin and glucagon

54
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What organs make up the endocrine system

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Heart
Kidneys
Stomach
Adipose tissue

55
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What is the central nervous system

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Brain and spine

56
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What do dendrites

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Takes the message in and take it to the cell body and leaves down the axon the takes it away from the cell body to create an effect

57
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What does the nervous system do

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Detect and respond to changes inside and outside the body

58
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What does the endocrine and nervous system do together

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Controls important aspects of body function and maintains homeostasis

59
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What’s the nervous system consist of

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brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves

60
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What is the nervous system grouped as

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The central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system

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What is the peripheral nervous system

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Consisting of all the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord

62
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What are the two functional parts of the peripheral nervous system

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The sensory devision (afferent)

The motor devision (efferent)

63
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What activities is the motor division involved in

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Voluntary - the somatic nervous system

Involuntary - the autonomic nervous system (has 2 parts) - sympathetic and parasympathetic

64
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What are the cells that make up the nervous system

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Neurones - supported by a connective tissue called neuroglia

65
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What are nerves

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Bundles of axons bound together

66
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Can neurones divide?

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No, they need a continuous supply of oxygen and glucose

Neurones can synthesise chemical energy (ATP) only from glucose

67
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What are the physiological units of the nervous system

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Nerve impulses or action potentials

68
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What are neurones actively involved in

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Conducting nerve impulses

69
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What do neurones have the characteristics of

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Irritability and conductivity

70
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What does irritability mean

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The ability to initiate nerve impulses in response to stimuli from outside or inside the body

71
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What does conductivity mean

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The ability to transmit an impulse

72
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What are the 3 parts in a neuron

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Cell bodies
Axon
Dendrites

73
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How does information travel between neurones

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Through the release of chemical substances into the space between the axon and the dendrites

74
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What Is the difference between autonomic and peripheral nervous system

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Peripheral - consist of nerves and ganglia outside the brain

Autonomic - acting involuntary, without conscious control

75
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Where is the sensory reception of something picked up

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Peripheral nervous system - conveys motor command to the central nervous system and back out to voluntary muscles

76
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What happens when the sensory information is received

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The response is generated

77
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What’s referred pain

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Confused the body to where the pain actually is

78
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Why do the endocrine and nervous system work together

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To control and coordinate the other systems of the body

79
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What’s the hypothalamus

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The portion of the brain that maintains the body’s homeostasis and is a direct link between the endocrine and nervous system

80
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What’s the hypothalamus do

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Produces releasing and inhibiting hormones which stop and start the production of other hormones throughout the body
Receives info from Nearly all parts of the nervous system

81
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What are the functions of the endocrine system

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Cells to cell communication 
Chemical signals 
Regulate metabolic functions
Control chemical reactions
Transport substances across membranes 
Regulate water + electrolyte balance 
Reproduction, development + growth
82
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How do hormones work

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Glands release hormones (chemical messengers) into the blood stream in response to triggers, they bind to interact with target cells for a response

83
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How is hormone secretion controlled in the body

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Hypothalamus
Nervous system
Some glands respond directly to changes in the internal environment

84
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How does hypothalamus play a role in hormone secretion

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Receives information about the internal environment, regulates release of hormones from the anterior pituitary

85
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How’s the nervous system play a role in hormone secretion

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Stimulates some glands directly

86
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What’s the function of the motor neurones

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Carry signals from the Central nervous system to the effectors

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What’s the function of the sensory neurones

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Carry signals from receptors to the spinal cord and brain

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What’s the function of the relay neurones (interneurons)

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Carry messages from one part of the central nervous system to another

89
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What’s the sequence of a simple reflex action in order

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Stimulus
Receptor 
Sensory neurone
Relay neurone
Motor neurone
Effector
90
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Name the different sensory receptors and their sensitivities

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Chemical - chemoreceptor

Sensory- pain receptors, thermoreceptors, mechanoreceptors, photoreceptors

91
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What’s meant by sensory adaption

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Nervous system becomes less responsive to a maintained stimulus
May result from receptors become unresponsive or inhibiting alone the central nervous system pathway

92
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Why are some fibres that conduct pain impulses fast and some slow

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Fast are myelinated and are associated with immediate sharp pain and localised
Slow are unmyelinated and produce a slow, full aching sensation that can be more diffuse and difficult to point out

93
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How does pain referred arise

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Due to merging common nerve pathways and the cerebral cortex incorrectly interprets the source of the pain