Role of Body systems in Homeostasis

Question 1

Blood sugar level: After eating a meal, the glucose levels in the blood will ……. So, our body will take certain actions in order to retain the sugar level to ……

Answer 1

increase, normal.

Question 2

Increase in the blood glucose levels will stimulate the
…….. (mainly ….. cells) to secrete a hormone called
…….

Answer 2

pancreas, beta, insulin

Question 3

Insulin will increase the uptake of ……by
the cells, so the glucose will move from the ….. to the
….., and the remaining glucose will be stored in
the ….r in the form of ……

Answer 3

glucose , blood, body cells, liver, glycogen

Question 4

If we have the opposite (decrease in glucose levels),
this will stimulate the ……..(…… cells) to secrete
another hormone called ……. , ……. action is
the opposite to insulin, in order to increase the blood
glucose levels to go back to normal.

Answer 4

pancreas, alpha, glucagon, Glucagon

Question 5

Blood Clotting: if a tear happened to a blood vessel
(bleeding occur), the …… will come to the site of
injury, also there will be stimulation for the release of
certain ….., these chemicals will help the
platelets to aggregate together in order to form the……. and ………

Answer 5

platelets, chemicals, platelet plug, control the bleeding

Question 6

Body Temp: The skin has receptors that can detect the
changes in ………e.

Answer 6

temperatur

Question 7

If the external
temperature rises or drops, what will happen?

Answer 7

The control center will send signals to the blood
vessels and sweat glands in our skin in order to
react (to increase or decrease the body
temperature).

Question 8

If the external temperature is ….., the blood
vessels will …… and the sweat glands will
produce sweat in order to normalize the body
temperature (by decreasing it).

Answer 8

high, dilate,

Question 9

if the external temperature is low, the blood vessels will ….. to retain the heat and get the body temperature
normalized.

Answer 9

constrict

Question 10

1-

Answer 10

break or tear occurs in blood vessel wall

Question 11

2-

Answer 11

platlets adhere to site and release chemicals

Question 12

3-

Answer 12

released chemicals attract more platelets

Question 13

4-

Answer 13

platelet plug formed