Science Flashcards
What are the two parts of the nervous system?
Central & peripheral nervous system
What’s the nervous system made up of?
Nerves
What kind of message do the nerves send?
Electric signals
What are the 3 main types of nerve cells?
Sensory, relay, motor
What is the nervous system?
Something the brain can send messages to, to control our body
What’s the order of stimulus response pathway?
Stimulus – Receptor – Control Centre – Effectors – Response
What are examples of effectors?
muscles or glands
What are the parts of nerves?
Cell body, dendrites, axon, myelin sheath
What’s the endocrine system made up of?
Made up of ducts and glands
What’s a hormone?
A chemical messenger which travels in the blood
What are glands?
An organ that produces useful substances that is needed somewhere in the body
What hormone does the pancreas produce?
Insulin & glucagon
What’s homeostasis?
A process to maintain the body temperature when there’s a sudden change in the external environment.
What’s a disorder of the endocrine system and what’s the cause?
Addison’s disease - when adrenal gland doesn’t product enough hormones
What’s a disorder of the nervous system and what’s the cause?
Multiple sclerosis - when immune system mistakenly attacks the brain and nerves
What’s 2 use of kidneys?
Get rid of waste and extra fluids, balance water and salt and remove acids
What are ways to look after kidney?
Don’t smoke, don’t drink, healthy diet, regular exercise
What’s the role of renal dialysis
To help people with kidney failure clean their blood
How does dialysis work?
Blood remove from patient – blood passes through the dialyzer – get all the waste out – blood return to patient
What are the 4 main groups of microorganisms?
Virus, bacteria, protozoan, fungi
What is the difference between infectious and non-infectious diseases?
Infectious diseases spread from person to person, non-infectious diseases can’t spread from person to person, it’s because of everyday habits or was born with it
Define disease:
When there’s something wrong with your body because of microorganisms
Define pathogen:
A harmful microorganism to your body
Examples of the 4 microorganisms:
Virus: covid-19
Bacteria: Salmonella
Protozoan: malaria
Fungi: athlete’s foot