Topic 5 - homeostasis and response Flashcards
Label the body
A= pituitary gland B=Thyroid C=Adrenal gland D=Pancreas E=Ovaries
What is homeostasis
The regulation of internal environment to maintain the optimum conditions for cell and enzyme function
What is the importance of homeostasis
To provide the optimum conditions to function properly, including enzymes
2 ways of responding to internal change
Nervous system and endocrine system
What is negative feedback
Automatic control systems that keep internal environment stable
3 conditions that are regulated
Blood glucose levels, body temperature, water levels
Nervous system sequence
Stimulus, receptors, coordiator, effector, response
What controls temperature and where is it
Thermoregulatory centre in the hypothalamus
How is temperature monitored by the body (2 ways)
Thermoregulatory centor has receptors sensetive to blood temperture skin has receptors sensitive to skin temp and sends ipulses to thermoregulatory system
Changes when body temp is too high
vascodilation: blood vessels near surface of skin dilate so more heat is lost to environment sweat: evaporation of water takes away heat energy from skin surface
Changes when body temp is too low
Vascoconstriction: blood vessels near surface of skin constrict so less heat lost to environment shivering : respirtion allows mucles to contract, and is exothermic so heat is released hairs sstand up: create insulating layer so less heat released
What is the endocrine system
Coordination system that uses hormones to provide a long lasting response
What is a hormone
Chemical messenger secreted by glnds
Job of hormones
Travel in blood to target organ, to cause a response
What secretes hormones
glands
Pituitary gland job
control other glands
Why is pituitary gland the maset gland
It secretes a range of hormones, some of which stimulate other glands to secrete hormones
Role of pituitary gland in endocrine system
Secrete growth hormone, stimulate thyroid, ovulation, oestrogen production, sperm and testostirone production
Effector function and what
Respond to stimuli, muscles/glands
Thyroxine, where and what
Thyroid gland, metabolism, heart rate and body temperature
Insulin where and what
pancreas, controls bood glucose levels
Adrenline where and what
Adrenal gland, controls ‘fight or flight’ response