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1
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What is homeostasis?

A

Regulation of internal conditions to maintain optimum conditions

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2
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What does homeostasis control?

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Blood glucose levels, water levels and body temperature

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3
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What do receptor cells do?

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Detect changes in the environment (stimulus)

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4
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What does the coordination centre do?

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-process the information from the receptor cell
-Sends instructions to the effector

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5
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What are effecters and what do they do?

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Muscles/glands that carries out a response

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6
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What do glands do?

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Release hormones into the body

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7
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What monitors blood glucose levels?

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Pancreas

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8
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What does insulin do?

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Triggers body cells to take up glucose

Triggers liver and muscle cells to store excess glucose as Glycogen

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9
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What is diabetes?

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When Someone’s blood, glucose control doesn’t work effectively

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10
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What happens in type one diabetes?

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-Pancreas does not produce enough insulin
-Blood glucose is high

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11
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What happens in type two diabetes?

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Body cells don’t respond to insulin
Blood glucose is high

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12
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How is type one diabetes treated?

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-Monitoring of blood glucose levels
-Insulin shots

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13
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How is type two diabetes treated

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-Diet containing controlled levels of carbohydrates, Prevents blood glucose getting too high
-Exercise

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14
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What is a risk factor of type two diabetes?

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Obesity

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15
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What does the pancreas release if blood glucose levels are too low?

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Glucagon

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16
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What does glucagon do?

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-Triggers liver cells to convert glycogen stores back into glucose
-Returns blood glucose to normal

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17
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When is insulin produced?

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When the blood glucose level is too high

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18
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What is the reflex arc?

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Stimulus, receptor, sensory neuron (synapse), relay neuron (synapse),motor neuron,effector

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19
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Reflexes are automatic and rapid how is this beneficial to us

A

Protect us from danger

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20
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What is the CNS made from?

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Brain, spinal cord

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21
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What is the Endocrine system?

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How the body is controlled by hormones

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22
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What makes up the Endocrine system

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A number of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream targeting specific target organs

23
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What are the difference between the nervous and endocrine system?

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-Nervous system uses electrical impulses
-Endocrine system uses hormones
-Endocrine produces a much slower affect and long-lasting effect

24
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What are the key glands in the endocrine system?

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Pancreas, ovaries, and testes, thyroid gland, adrenal glands, pituitary gland

25
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What are the hormones released in the ovaries and testes involved in?

A

Puberty and reproduction

26
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What are the hormones released in the thyroid gland involved in?

A

Growth, regulate

27
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What hormone does the adrenal gland produce?

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Adrenaline

28
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What does the pituitary gland do?

A

Release a number of different hormones into the blood based on conditions
-Acts on other glands

29
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What hormones does the ovaries produce?

A

Oestrogen

30
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What hormones do the testes produce?

A

Testosterone

31
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How does the uterus prepare for Ovulation?

A

Becomes thick and spongy

32
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How long is the menstrual cycle?

A

28 days

33
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What does the follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) do?

A

Causes an egg to mature in ovary

34
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What does the Luteinising hormone (LH) do?

A

Causes an egg to be released (ovulation)

35
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What does oestrogen and progesterone do?

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Maintain uterus lining, Incase egg in fertalised and implants

36
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What does FSH trigger the ovaries to produce?

A

Oestrogen

37
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What does the release of oestrogen stop?

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-The release of any more FSH
-Instead, the pituitary gland releases LH

38
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What hormone is produced when the ovaries release its egg?

A

Progesterone

39
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What two hormones does progesterone stop the release of in the menstrual cycle?

A

LH and FSH

40
Q

What are the two types of fertility treatment?

A

Giving women the fertility drug (FSH,LH)
In vitro fertilisation (IVF)

41
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What happens during IVF?

A

Mother is giving fertility drug
Eggs are collected
Sperm from father is used to fertilise egg
Eggs develop into embryos
Embryos are inserted into my with uterus

42
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What are the benefits of IVF?

A

Gives women a chance to have a baby of their own

43
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What are the problems of IVF?

A

Success rates are not very high
Emotionally, stressful
Physically demanding on the mother
Can lead to multiple births
Some embryos are destroyed, which could be seen as unethical
Expensive

44
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Does the pill do as a method of contraception?

A

Stop the body from producing FSH

45
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What is an advantage and disadvantage of the pill

A

Highly successful (advantage)
Has to be taken daily and side-effects (disadvantage)

46
Q

What contraception methods contain progesterone

A

Implant(lasts 3y)
Skin patch(lasts 13w)
Injection(lasts 1w)

47
Q

What are two barrier methods of contraception?

A

Condom,fenidom(diaphram)

48
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What advantages of barrier contraception?

A

Do not have side-effects and reduce risk of STI?

49
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What are disadvantages of condoms?

A

Break or slip off

50
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What do spermicides do?

A

Kill or disable sperm

51
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What does an IUD do?

A

Stops, embryo from implanting

52
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What are the benefits of IUD?

A

Highly effective,prevent pregnancy for 10y,very few side effects

53
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What does sterilisation do in Man and woman?

A

Men - stop sperm from leaving penis
Woman - prevent sperm meeting egg

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