Random Knowledge Flashcards
What hormone is released if blood pressure is too high
Insulin
What hormone is released if blood sugar levels are too low
Glucagon
What does type one diabetes mean
You can’t produce insulin
What does insulin do to glucose
Causes it to be stored as glycogen
What is type two diabetes caused by
Obesity
How do hormones travel
Through the blood
What does the pancreas do
Releases insulin and glucagon
Symptoms of diabetes ( list 7)
0 urinate a lot
0 thirsty
0 genital itches
0 slow healing
0 blurred vision
0 tiredness
0 weight loss
Difference between type one and two diabetes
One: is genetic and you can’t produce insulin naturally
Two: caused by diabetes and insulin stops working
What does adrenaline do
Increases your heart rate
What is the cell wall made from
Cellulose
What causes muscle fatigue
Build up of lactic acid
What does homozygous mean
Same type of alleles
Where are hormones produced
Endocrine glands
When do boys go through puberty
9-16
When do girls go through puberty
8-15
What do female hormones do during the ovulation cycle
They interact and cause stimulation or inhibition of each other during the 28 day cycle
What does FSH do
Causes eggs to mature and stimulates ovary to produce oestrogen
What does LH do
Triggers ovulation
What does oestrogen do
Causes the lining of uterus to develop, stops release of FSH and starts release of LH
What does progesterone do
Maintains lining of uterus and stops release of LH and FSH
What day does LH peak on
Day 14
When do the progesterone levels increase
After an egg is fertilised
What is a contraceptive
Method used to stop fertilisation
What may a contraceptive aim to do
0 block sperm - condom
0 disable sperm - spermicide
0 suppress ovulation - birth control
What does abstinence mean
Not having sex
