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1
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What hormone is released if blood pressure is too high

A

Insulin

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2
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What hormone is released if blood sugar levels are too low

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Glucagon

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3
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What does type one diabetes mean

A

You can’t produce insulin

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4
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What does insulin do to glucose

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Causes it to be stored as glycogen

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5
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What is type two diabetes caused by

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Obesity

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6
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How do hormones travel

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Through the blood

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7
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What does the pancreas do

A

Releases insulin and glucagon

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8
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Symptoms of diabetes ( list 7)

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0 urinate a lot
0 thirsty
0 genital itches
0 slow healing
0 blurred vision
0 tiredness
0 weight loss

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9
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Difference between type one and two diabetes

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One: is genetic and you can’t produce insulin naturally
Two: caused by diabetes and insulin stops working

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10
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What does adrenaline do

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Increases your heart rate

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11
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What is the cell wall made from

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Cellulose

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12
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What causes muscle fatigue

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Build up of lactic acid

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13
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What does homozygous mean

A

Same type of alleles

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14
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Where are hormones produced

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Endocrine glands

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15
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When do boys go through puberty

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9-16

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16
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When do girls go through puberty

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8-15

17
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What do female hormones do during the ovulation cycle

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They interact and cause stimulation or inhibition of each other during the 28 day cycle

18
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What does FSH do

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Causes eggs to mature and stimulates ovary to produce oestrogen

19
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What does LH do

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Triggers ovulation

20
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What does oestrogen do

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Causes the lining of uterus to develop, stops release of FSH and starts release of LH

21
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What does progesterone do

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Maintains lining of uterus and stops release of LH and FSH

22
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What day does LH peak on

A

Day 14

23
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When do the progesterone levels increase

A

After an egg is fertilised

24
Q

What is a contraceptive

A

Method used to stop fertilisation

25
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What may a contraceptive aim to do

A

0 block sperm - condom
0 disable sperm - spermicide
0 suppress ovulation - birth control

26
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What does abstinence mean

A

Not having sex

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