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B11 Flashcards

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Contraception

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Methods of preventing pregnancy which involve preventing the sperm and egg from meeting

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Examples of contraception(name 3)

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Combined Pill
Barrier method(male condom or female diaphragm)
Contraceptive implant
Contraceptive Injection or Skin Patch
Intrauterine devices(IUD)

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Examples of oral contraceptives

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Oral contraceptives have hormones to reduce fertility.
Examples include:
The combined pill
The mini-pill

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How does the combined pill work?

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Contains the hormones oestrogen and progesterone which:
Inhibit FSH production(oestrogen does this)
Prevents egg maturation
Prevents ovulation/release of egg by inhibiting LH(progesterone does this)

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Mini-pill

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A progesterone-only pill

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Barrier methods

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These are non-hormonal forms of contraception that prevent the sperm reaching the egg
Condoms
Diaphragms

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External condoms

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Male condoms, worn on the penis,
made from rubber to stop a man’s semen from coming into contact with his sexual partner

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Female condoms

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Made from soft, thin synthetic latex/latex, worn in the vagina to prevent semen getting to the womb

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Diaphragm and caps

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Fit inside the vagina and cover the cervix(entrance to the womb), stop sperm meeting an egg

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Spermicides

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Most spermicides contain nonoxynol-9, a chemical that kills sperms. Examples include cream, gel and foam

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Intra-uterine devices

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Inserted into the uterus to prevent the implantation of an embryo or release of a hormone
Copper IUD- Releases low levels of copper ions which disable sperm cells
Plastic IUD- Produces progesterone which stimulates the production of a thick mucus lining preventing sperm from reaching any eggs.

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Contraceptive implant

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A small flexible tube inserted under the skin in the upper arm
releasing progesterone in your bloodstream to prevent pregnancy, lasts for 3 years

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Contraceptive Injection

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Releases the hormone progesterone into the bloodstream to prevent pregnancy, provides contraception for 8-13 years, inhibits maturation and release of eggs, hormone released slowly into the body

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Contraceptive patch

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Contains oestrogen and progesterone, a small sticky patch releasing hormones into your body through your skin to prevent pregnancy, each patch lasts for 1 week, change the patch every week for 3 weeks, then have a week off without the patch

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Natural planning method

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Avoiding sexual intercourse during the fertile period of the menstrual cycle when ovulation occurs, requires understanding of fertility signals like:
Length of menstrual cycle
Body temperature changes through the cycle
Changes in cervical secretions through the cycle

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Surgical methods

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Vasectomy
Female sterilisation(tubal ligation)

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Vasectomy

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The sperm ducts are cut, so no sperm’s in the semen when ejaculation occurs,

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Female sterilisation(tubal ligation)

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Oviducts cut/tied off, preventing eggs from reaching the uterus or sperm reaching the eggs

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Advantages of combined pill and minipill

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Effective when taken correctly
Minipill has fewer side effects than the pill

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Disadvantages of combined pill and minipill

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Has to be taken every day
A hormonal contraceptive has side effects
Doesn’t protect against STIs

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Advantages of injection/implant/skin patch

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Lasts for weeks or months so no need to remember daily

22
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Disadvantages of injection/implant/skin patch

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A hormonal contraceptive has associated side effects
Doesn’t protect against STIs
Requires a medical professional to implement

23
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Advantages of condom/femidom and diaphragm

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Effective when used correctly
Protects against STIs
No side effects

24
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Disadvantages of condom/femidom/diaphragm

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Must be applied each time before sexual intercourse
Can break or split

25
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Advantages of abstinence and family planning

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No chemical input so no side effects

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Disadvantages of abstinence and family planning

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Requires careful control and/or monitoring of the menstrual cycle
Can be impacted by illness and lifestyle

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Advantages of sterilisation(vasectomy and tubal ligation)

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Can be permanent

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Disasvantages of sterilisation(vasectomy and tubal ligation)

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Difficult to reserve
Involves surgery
Doesn’t protect against STIs

29
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Reproductive hormones

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Oestrogen
Testosterone

30
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Oestrogen

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Female sex hormone that controls the development of secondary sexual characteristics

31
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Testosterone

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The main male sex hormone controlling the male secondary sexual characteristics at puberty and the production of sperm

32
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Stages of the menstrual cycle

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1) Day 1- menstruation starts. The uterus lining breaks down for four days.
2)Days 4-14: The uterus lining builds up again into a thick spongy layer full of blood vessels, ready to receive a fertilised egg
3) Day 14- An egg develops and is released from the ovary(ovulation)
4) The wall is maintained for 14 days until Day 28. If no fertilised egg has landed on the uterus wall by day 28, the spongy lining breaks down and the whole cycle starts again.

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Changes to boys and girls in puberty

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Development of facial hair(boys)
Development of breasts(women)
Underarm hair grows(boys and girls)
Pubic hair grows(in boys and girls)
Stronger body odour(in boys and girls)
Hips get wider(in girls due to oestrogen)
Voice gets deeper(in boys due to testosterone)

34
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Difference between nervous + hormonal action

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Nerves:
Very fast action, act for a very short time, act on a very precise area.
Hormones:
Slower action, act for a long time, act in a more general way

35
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Which gland produces testosterone

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The testes

36
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Three hormones produced by the pituitary gland

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The anti-diuretic hormone
Follicle stimulating hormone
Lutenising hormone

37
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The anti-diuretic hormone

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Controls the water balance of the body and affects the amount of urine produced by the kidney

38
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How scientists are working to find a cure for diabetes

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There’s currently no cure for type 1 or type 2 diabetes, but there is research to find new treatments
Immunotherapies - target the immune system to stop it destroying beta cells, could stop people developing Type 1 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes - Proof remission is possible,
where people have normal blood glucose levels without diabetes medication, one approach is weight management

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How changes in uterus lining adapt for function if egg is fertilised

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Increased thickness/build up
for attachment of zygote/sozygote can implant
Gives room for increased blood vessels to provide mutrients for zygote
Becomes thicker to form the placenta

40
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Negative feedback involving insulin

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If blood glucose levels are too high, the pancreas produces insulin which stimulates the liver and muscles to lower blood glucose levels, which in turn reduces the rate of insulin secretion. Overall negative feedback keeps fluctuations in sugar to a minimum

40
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What happens in hyperthyroidism?

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Too much thyroxine is released into the blood,which raises BMR(energy body needs to maintain homeostasis).
This means an increase in the formation of glycogen/lipids/proteins and in the rate of respiration

41
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How effective would using donors for treating diabetes be compared to insulin injections!

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There is a greater risk of infection from the donor than insulin injections

42
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Why is it dangerous if someone has a condition where information from the skin doesn’t reach the brain?

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The person is unable to co-ordinate
Possibility of permanent damage

43
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Where in the body are cells sensitive to changes in position?

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Ears

44
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Difference between a neurone and a nerve cell

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A neurone is an individual nerve cell.
A nerve is a bundle of many neurones

45
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Coordination centres

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Areas that receive and process the information from the receptors, that also co-ordinate the response of the body
e.g.
Brain(for nervous system and hormonal system)
Spinal cord

46
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Curing Type 1 Diabetes

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Scientists and doctors want to find a treatment meaning peole with diabetes never have to take insulin again:
Doctors can transplant a pancreas successfully, but the operations are difficult and risky. Not emough pancreas donors are available for everyone who has diabetes.
Transplanting the pancreatic cells making insulin from both dead and living donors has been tried, with limited success so far.
There is no cure yet for Type 2 diabetes. Scientists and doctors want a treatment meaning people with diabetes never have to take imsulin again.

47
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Curing Type 1 Diabetes

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Insulin injections - but these don’t cure type 1 diabetes
Regular exercise
Carbohydrate-comtrolled diet

48
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Stages of treating type 2 diabetes

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1) People can restore their normal blood glucose balance by:
carbohydrate-controlled diet
losing weight
regular exercise.
2)If this doesn’t work, there are drugs that:
Help insulin work better on the body cells
Help your pancreas make more insulin
Reduce the amount of glucose you absorb from your gut.
3) If none of these treatments work, you need insulin injections.

49
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What is BMR?

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The energy the body needs to maintain homeostasis

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