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SB7 - Animal Coordination, Control & Homeostasis Flashcards

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What’s the endocrine system?

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A network of glands that produce and secrete hormones into the bloodstream

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What is homeostasis?

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The regulation of internal conditions inside cells or organisms, to create the optimum conditions for cell function

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What is an endocrine gland?

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Glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream

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What glands are the endocrine system made up of?

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  • Pituitary gland
  • Pancreas
  • Thyroid
  • Adrenal gland
  • Ovary
  • Testes
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What is the Hypothalamus?

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Part of the brain which controls water balance, temperature and secretion of hormones by the pituitary gland

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What is the pituitary gland also known as?

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The master gland

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What is the purpose of the pituitary gland?

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  • Secretes hormones into the blood to either have an effect on the body
  • Acts on other glands to stimulate them to produce different hormones
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What is the purpose of the pancreas?

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  • Secretes insulin
  • Controls blood glucose levels
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What is the purpose of the Thyroid?

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  • Secretes thyroxine
  • Controls metabolic rate, heart rate and temperature
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What is the purpose of the Adrenal gland?

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  • Secretes adrenaline
  • Involved in the ‘fight or flight’ response
    —> (Body’s response to stressful situations)
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What is the purpose of the Ovary?

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  • Secretes oestrogen
  • Is involved in the menstrual cycle and the development of female secondary sexual characteristics
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What is the purpose of the Testes?

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  • Secretes testosterone
  • Is involved in the production of sperm and the development of male secondary sexual characteristics
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What substance in the body transports the hormone?

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Blood

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What is the difference between the hormonal system and the nervous system?

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  • Nervous system is much faster
  • Hormonal system acts for longer
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What is adrenaline?

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A hormone that is produced by the adrenal glands to prepare the body for a flight or flight response

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What is a flight or flight response?

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The body’s response to a dangerous situation

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What are some aspects of the flight or flight response?

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  • Increased heart rate
  • Increased blood pressure
  • Increased blood flow to muscles
  • Increased blood sugar levels
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How does increased heart rate & blood pressure aid the flight or flight response?

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Allows oxygen to reach the muscles more quickly, so we can move out of the path of danger

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How does increased blood flow to muscles aid the flight or flight response?

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Blood vessels leading to other vessels dilate - allows more blood to reach them
—> Allows them to contract with greater strength, and more quickly

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How does increased blood sugar levels aid the flight or flight response?

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Liver is stimulated to break down glycogen into glucose, which muscles can use to contract

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What is thyroxine?

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A hormone secreted by the thyroid gland that controls metabolic rate, heart rate and temperature

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What is TRH?

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  • A hormone secreted by the hypothalamus when blood thyroxine levels are lower than normal
  • Stimulates pituitary gland to release TSH
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What is TSH?

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A hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates the thyroid gland to release thyroxine.

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What is negative feedback?

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A corrective mechanism that allows only small shifts from a set point, reversing a change in conditions

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How are the levels of thyroxine controlled by negative feedback?

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  • When the levels increase, it is detected by receptors in the brain
  • This inhibits the release of TSH
  • This inhibits the release of thyroxine, so levels of thyroxine fall
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How are low levels of thyroxine returned to normal?

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  • Low levels of thyroxine stimulate production of TRH in the hypothalamus
  • TRH causes the release of TSH from the pituitary gland
  • TSH acts on the thyroid to produce thyroxine
  • When thyroxine levels returns to normal level, thyroxine inhibits the release of TRH = stops the production of TSH
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What is the menstrual cycle?

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The process the body undergoes each month to prepare for a potential pregnancy

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At what day does ovulation occur?

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At what day does the cell lining break down occur?

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What is a hormone?

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Chemical messenger produced in glands and carried by the blood to specific organs in the body

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What is menstruation?

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The loss of blood and tissue from the lining of the uterus through the vagina during the menstrual cycle

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What does FSH stand for?

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Follicle stimulating hormone

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What is the purpose of FSH?

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Causes the maturation of an egg in the ovary

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Where is FSH produced?

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Pituitary gland

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What does LH stand for?

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Luteinising hormone

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What is the purpose of LH?

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Stimulates the release of the egg

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Where is LH produced?

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Pituitary gland

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What is the purpose of oestrogen?

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Involved in repairing and thickening the uterus lining

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39
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Where is Oestrogen produced?

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Ovaries

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What is the purpose of progestorone?

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Maintains the uterine lining

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41
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Where is Progesterone produced?

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Ovaries

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42
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Where is progesterone secreted from?

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Egg follicle

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What is a follicle?

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Fluid filled ball of cells found in the ovary containing an ovum

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What is the corpus luteum?

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The remains of the follicle in an ovary after it has released an ovum into the fallopian tube

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What hormone does FSH stimulate the production of?

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Oestrogen

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What hormone does Oestrogen inhibit?

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FSH

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47
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What happens when oestrogen rises to a high level?

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Causes a surge in LH - causes ovulation

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What happens to the follicle after the egg is released?

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Follicle becomes corpus luteum - Produces progesterone and oestrogen (inhibits FSH and LH)

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What happens to the lining of the uterus if the egg has not been fertilised?

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The corpus luteum dies and progesterone levels drop - uterus lining breaks down & menstruation happens

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50
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What is contraception?

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The prevention of fertilisation

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51
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What are the types of contraceptive pills?

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  • Progesterone only
  • Progesterone and oestrogen (mixed pill)
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How does the mixed pill work?

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  • Oestrogen levels are constantly high = inhibits FSH so no
    eggs mature
  • Lining also stops developing and the mucus in the cervix becomes thick = sperm cannot move through
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What are some side-effects of the mixed pill?

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  • Changes in mood
  • Breast pain / tenderness
  • Increased blood pressure
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54
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Name some non-hormonal methods of contraception

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  • Physical barrier methods
  • Spermicidal agents
  • IUD
  • Abstaining from intercourse
  • Surgical methods
55
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How does a male condom prevent fertilisation?

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Placed over erect penis, prevents sperm entering vagina

56
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What are the disadvantages of condoms?

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They can tear or rip

57
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How does a diaphragm or cap prevent fertilisation?

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Placed over the cervix, prevents sperm from entering the vagina

58
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What are the disadvantages of Diaphragms?

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Diaphragms need to be put in just before sex and left in several hours afterwards

59
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How does an IUD prevent fertilisation?

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Prevents the implantation of an embryo or release of a hormone

60
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What are the disadvantages of IUD?

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Small chance of causing an ectopic pregnancy

61
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How does an spermicidal agents prevent fertilisation?

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Kills or disables sperm

62
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What are the disadvantages of spermicidal agents?

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Some people may have allergic reactions

63
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What are the disadvantages of surgical methods?

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Cannot be reversed - permanent

64
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What are fertility drugs used for?

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To increase the chance of pregnancy

65
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What hormones are mainly used in fertility drugs?

66
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Name a fertility drug

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Clomiphene

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When is Clomiphene given to a woman?

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If the woman doesn’t ovulate

68
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How does Clomiphene work?

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Increases the amount of FSH & LH released from the hypothalamus, increasing the chance that a woman will ovulate

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When are IVF treatments used?

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If there are issues with the quality of the man’s sperm, or if a woman has blocked oviducts

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How does IVF treatment work?

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  • Mother is given FSH and LH
  • Matured eggs are extracted from the mother and fertilised in the lab using sperm
  • The fertilised eggs develop into embryos and then one or two are inserted in the uterus
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Why would a woman be given FSH and LH?

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To encourage the release and maturation of eggs

72
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What are the benefits of IVF treatment?

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Provides a way for an infertile couple to have a child

73
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What are the cons of IVF treatment?

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  • Emotionally stressful
  • Physically stressful - Women may have reactions to the hormones
  • Can be expensive - if process needs to be repeated
  • May lead to multiple births
74
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What does ART stand for?

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Assisted Reproductive Technology

75
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What is ART?

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The use of hormones and procedures, as fertility treatments, to help to achieve pregnancy

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What are some examples of ART?

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  • IVF
  • Fertility drugs
77
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What does homeostasis control?

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  • Blood glucose concentration
  • Body temperature
  • Water levels
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Why is homeostasis important?

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Maintains enzyme action and all cell functions

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What is thermoregulation?

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The act of keeping internal body temperature constant

80
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Why is thermoregulation important?

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If the temperature exceeds 37 degrees the enzymes will become less effective and eventually denature

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What is osmoregulation?

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The act of keeping the concentration of the blood at a constant level

82
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What will happen if the blood becomes too dilute?

And why is osmoregulation important in this case?

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Water will move into cells by osmosis and they will swell, eventually bursting under the pressure

Osmoregulation keeps the blood at the same concentration

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What will happen if the blood becomes too concentrated?

And why is osmoregulation important in this case?

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Water will move out of cells and they will shrink

Osmoregulation keeps the blood at the same concentration

84
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Where is the thermoregulatory centre found in the body?

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Hypothalamus

85
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What is vasodilation?

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  • Dilation of blood vessels near the surface of the skin
  • Allows blood to flow closer to the skin surface, increasing heat loss to the surroundings
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Describe what happens when the human body temperature becomes too high?

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  • Sweat (evaporates from skin surface resulting in increased energy transfer away
    from body) is produced from sweat glands
    —> The sweat is released onto the surface of the epidermis.
  • Vasodilation
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In which part of the skin is sweat glands located?

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What is vasoconstriction?

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  • Constriction of blood vessels near the surface of the skin
  • Less blood flows close to the skin surface, decreasing heat loss to the surroundings
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Describe what happens when the human body temperature becomes too low?

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  • Skeletal muscles contract rapidly ( shivering ) to generate heat from respiration
  • Hairs stand on end to create an insulating layer, trapping warm air
  • Vasoconstriction
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What is the human body temperature?

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37.5 degrees Celsius

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What does the thermoregulatory centre contain?

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Receptors sensitive to the temperature of the blood

92
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How does the hypothalamus respond to information related with the thermoregulatory centre?

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By sending nerve impulses to effectors in the skin to maintain body temperature

93
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What are the layers of skin?

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  • Dermis
  • Epidermis
  • Fatty tissue
94
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What are the parts of the body control systems?

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  • Receptors
  • Effectors
  • Coordination centres
95
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What is a Receptor?

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Organ, tissue or cell that detects a stimulus

96
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Give an example of what a effector will respond to

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Temperature change

97
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What is a Effector?

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The organ, tissue or cell that produces a response

98
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Give an example of what a effector will respond to

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Temperature change

99
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How is water lost through the body?

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  • Sweat from the skin
  • Water vapour, from the lungs when we exhale
  • Urine from the kidneys
100
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What happens if the glucose levels in the blood are too high?

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The pancreas produces insulin

101
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What is glycogen?

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A store of glucose in the liver and muscle tissues

102
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What is glucagon?

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A hormone secreted by the pancreas when blood glucose concentration is too low
—> Causes the breakdown of glycogen to glucose in the liver

103
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What is insulin?

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A hormone that regulates the level of sugar in the blood and can be produced by genetically modified bacteria

104
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How does insulin control high blood glucose concentrations?

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  • Glucose to move from the blood into muscle cells for respiration
  • Excess glucose to be converted into glycogen which is stored in the liver
105
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How does glucagon control low blood glucose concentrations?

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  • Pancreas produces the hormone glucagon
  • Glucagon binds to to the liver cells causing glycogen to be broken down into glucose
  • Glucose is released into the blood, increasing the blood glucose concentration
106
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What hormones keep blood glucose concentrations constant?

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  • Insulin
  • Glucagon
107
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Why can the actions of insulin & glucagon not occur continually?

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Because when the blood arrives at a certain glucose concentration the other hormone is produced, resulting in the opposite effect.

108
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What relationship does insulin & glucagon work in?

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Negative feedback loop

109
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What is diabetes?

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Where the body cannot control blood sugar levels properly

110
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What is type 1 diabetes?

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Where the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin
—>This is congenital

111
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What are the symptoms of type 1 diabetes?

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  • Lots of urine
  • Individual may be thirsty
112
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How can type 1 diabetes be controlled?

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  • Insulin injections at meal times, which results in glucose being taken up from the bloodstream
  • Advised to limit the intake of simple carbohydrates
113
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What is type 2 diabetes?

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The body cells no longer respond to insulin
—> This is acquired

114
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What are the symptoms of type 2 diabetes?

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  • Obesity
  • Lots of urine
115
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How can type 2 diabetes be controlled?

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  • Reducing the number of simple carbohydrates in diet
  • Losing weight
  • Increasing exercise
  • Drugs are available to make insulin more effective on body cells
116
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What is obesity?

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A Body Mass Index over 30

117
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How do you calculate BMI?

118
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What are some ways to evaluate body mass?

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  • BMI
  • Waist : hip ratio
119
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If you have a high body mass are you more likely to have type 2 diabetes?

120
Q

What is the urinary system?

A

The bodily system that removes impurities and waste products from
our blood

121
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Describe the route for blood purification

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  1. Blood containing impurities travels in the renal artery to the kidneys
  2. The kidneys regulate the levels of salt, ions and urea in the blood. —-> Any excess is sent to the ureter for excretion, and eventually the bladder
  3. The purified blood returns to the circulation by way of the renal vein.
122
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Where are the kidneys located?

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Both sides of the lower lumbar reigon

123
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Label the structure of the kidney

124
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Label the structure of the nephron

125
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What is the functions of the kidney?

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  • They regulate the water content of the blood (vital for maintaining blood pressure)
  • They excrete the toxic waste products of metabolism
126
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Name the parts of the nephron?

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  • Bowman’s capsule
  • Proximal convoluted tubule
  • Loop of Henlé
  • Distal convoluted tubule
  • Collecting duct
127
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What is the medulla?

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Inner part of the kidney

128
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What is the cortex?

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Outer part of the kidney

129
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What structure supplies the kidney blood?

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Renal artery

130
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What structure takes away the blood from the kidney?

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Renal vein

131
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Where does ultrafiltration occur?

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The glomerulus

132
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What is the glomerulus?

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A collection of capillaries at the start of the nephron

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