Regulation of systems

Question 1

effector

Answer 1

an organ, tissue or cell hat acts in response to a stimulus

Question 2

endothermic

Answer 2

describes and organism that maintains and relatively constant internal temp

Question 3

glucagon

Answer 3

a hormone formed in the pancreas, promotes the breakdown of stored glycogen to glucose in the liver and muscles

Question 4

glycogen

Answer 4

an energy-storing carbohydrate in animals, usually in the liver and muscles

Question 5

momeostasis

Answer 5

the maintenance of a constant internal environment despite changes in the external environment

Question 6

hypothalamus

Answer 6

a small region located at the base of the brain that plays a crucial role in releasing hormones, temp control and water balance

Question 7

insulin

Answer 7

a hormone produced in the pancreas, it increases glucose absorption into cells from the blood

Question 8

negative feedback

Answer 8

a response to a stimulus that counteracts the stimulus and reverses the direction of change

Question 9

response

Answer 9

structural, behavioural or physiological action that results from a stimulus

Question 10

stimulus

Answer 10

signal that causes a response