U2 Control And Communication

Question 1

What does the CNS consist of?

Answer 1

Brain and Spinal Cord

Question 2

What are the 3 parts of the brain?

Answer 2

Medulla, Cerebrum, Cerebellum

Question 3

What is the role of the Cerebellum?

Answer 3

Controls balance, movement and vision

Question 4

What is the role of the Cerebrum?

Answer 4

Controls conscious thoughts, memory and emotion

Question 5

What is the role of the Medulla?

Answer 5

Controls your cardiovascular and respiratory systems by controlling; heart rate, blood pressure and breathing

Question 6

What are the three types of neurons?

Answer 6

Sensory neurons, inter neurons and motor neurons

Question 7

How are messages carried along neurons?

Answer 7

By electrical impulses

Question 8

What do receptors do?

Answer 8

They detect sensory input and stimuli

Question 9

How are messages transferred between neurons?

Answer 9

They are chemically diffused across the synapse between the Sensory + Inter Neurons then later the Inter + Motor Neurons

Question 10

What glands release hormones?

Answer 10

Endocrine Glands

Question 11

What are hormones?

Answer 11

Chemical messengers

Question 12

What does a target tissue contain?

Answer 12

Complementary receptors for specific proteins

Question 13

What does insulin do?

Answer 13

Decreases blood glucose levels by converting glucose to glycogen

Question 14

What does glucagon do?

Answer 14

Increasing blood glucose levels by converting glycogen to glucose

Question 15

Where are insulin and glucagon produced?

Answer 15

Inside the pancreas

Question 16

Where is glycogen stored?

Answer 16

Inside the liver