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Homeostasis and Response Flashcards

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what is homeostasis ?

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maintaining a stable internal environment

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why do are internal conditions need to be kept the same?

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cells and enzymes require specific conditions to function

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what make up the automatic control system?

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  • receptors
  • coordination centre
  • effector
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what do multi cellular organisms do that single-celled organisms do?

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multi cellular organisms have cells that communicate

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what do the receptors do ?

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detect stimuli

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what do the effectors do?

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respond to the impulses

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what connects two neurones ?

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synapse

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what are reflexes?

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rapid and automatic responses that don’t involve the conscious part of the brain

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what is the path a impulse travels for a response?

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  • STIMULUS
  • SENSORY NEUTRON
  • SYNAPSE ( between sensory and relay)
  • RELAY
  • MOTOR NEURON
  • EFFECTOR ( eg. muscle )
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what is the investigation for reaction time ?

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ruler 2 people

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what is a more precise way of measuring reaction time ?

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computer test

- reduces human errror

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what is the cerebral cortex for?

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  • outer wrinkly bit
  • consciousness
  • memory
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what is the medulla?

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  • unconscious activity
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what is the cerebellum ?

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muscle coordination

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how can scientist study the brain?

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  • MRI scan
  • electrically stimulating the brain
  • studying patience with brain damage
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what are the consequences of the electrical stimulation on the brain?

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can increase problems with brain function and physical damage

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what is the sclera ?

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tough and supporting wall of the eye

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what is the cornea ?

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transparent outer layer

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what is the iris ?

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muscles that controls how much light goes into the eye

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what is the lens ?

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focuses light onto the retina

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what controls the shape of the lens ?

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  • CILIARY MUSCLES

- SUSPENSORY LIGAMENTS

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what is the optic nerve ?

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carries impulses from the receptor on the retina to the brain

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what happens to the eye when there is too much light?

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  • pupil smaller
  • circular muscles contract
  • radial muscles relax
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how does the eye focus light on the retina ?

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CHANGING the shape of the LENS

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how does the eye focus on objects near to it ?
- ciliary muscles contract - suspensory ligaments slacken - lens becomes fatter
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what can be used to treat vision defects?
contact lens laser eye surgery replacement lens surgery
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what happens to you body when you hot?
- hair lies flat - sweat is produced by the sweat glands which is evaporated from the skin - blood vessels dilate so there's more blood closer to the skin surface
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what are hormones ?
chemical messengers sent through the blood
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what are examples of endocrine glands ?
- pituitary glands - thyroid - adrenal glands - pancreas - testes - ovaries
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what are the difference between hormones and nerves?
nerves are faster and act for a very short time on a precise area where as hormones are the opposite nervous responses are QUICK hormonal responses last a LONG TIME
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what controls blood glucose levels ?
INSULIN and GLUCAGON
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what impact does eating carbohydrates have?
puts glucose into the blood from the gut
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how is glucose removed from the blood?
metabolism exercise stored as glycogen negative feedback cycle
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what monitors and controls levels of glucose ?
PANCREAS
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what is released when glucose level is too high ?
INSULIN is released by PANCREAS which moves form the blood into the LIVER which turns glucose into glycogen
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what happens when glucose levels are too low ?
GLUCAGON is released by the PANCREAS which moves from the blood into the LIVER where it is turned into GLUCOSE
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what is type one diabetes?
- little or no insulin made | - insulin therapy which stops glucose levels getting too high
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what is type two diabetes ?
- become resistant to their own insulin - increasing glucose levels - obesity is a huge risk factor - can be controlled by exercise and carbohydrate diet
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what is the role of the kidney ?
- acts a s a FILTER for the BLOOD - makes urine out of waste products - selective reabsorption
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what is removed in the urine ?
urea (ammonia) ions (osmosis) water
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what controls the concentration of urine ?
ANTI-DIURETIC HORMONE (ADH) | how much water is reabsorbed by the kidney
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where is adh released from ?
from the pituitary glands into the bloodstream
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what is used in the case of kidney failure?
DIALYSIS a persons blood flows between a partially permeable membrane surrounded by dialysis fluid it allows waste substances to be diffused
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what are the negative aspects of dialysis ?
- expensive - 3-4 hours 3 times a week - can cause blood clots or infection
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what is the "cure" for kidney failure ?
at the moment the cure is a kidney transplant which can sometimes be rejected by the patients immune system but overall is cheaper than dialysis in the long term
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what are the 4 stages of the menstrual cycle ?
- menstruation starts - uterus lining builds up - egg develops and is released - wall is maintained
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what are the hormones involved in menstruation ?
- FSH - OESTROGEN - LH - progesterone
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what is FSH ?
produced by pituitary glands cause egg to mature stimulated production of oestrogen
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what is oestrogen ?
produced in the ovaries cause lining of uterus to grow stimulates release
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what is LH?
produced in the pituitary gland | stimulates egg release
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what is progesterone ?
produced in the ovaries maintains the uterus lining prevents the release of LH and FSH
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what hormone can be used to reduce fertility?
- oestrogen prevents the release of the egg and inhibits production of FSH - progesterone stimulates mucus which prevents sperm reaching an egg
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what are the main hormone contraceptive methods ?
- contraceptive patch contains oestrogen and progesterone - contraceptive implant inserted into the arm and releases a continuous amount of progesterone which stops release of an egg, lasts 3 years - contraceptive injection contains progesterone lasts 2-3 months - IUD t shaped device inserted into the uterus that kills sperm either plastic that releases progesterone or copper that prevents sperm surviving
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what makes up the pill?
oestrogen and progesterone | combined oral contraceptive pill
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what are non-hormonal forms of contraception ?
- barriers condoms/ diaphragm/ spermicide - sterilisation (tying the Fallopian tubes) - avoiding intercourse
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what hormones can be used to INCREASE fertility ?
FSH and LH stimulate ovulation | can be expensive or cause multiple unexpected pregnancy
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what is IVF ?
- collect eggs form women's ovaries - fertilised in a lab - embryos grows in the lab incubator - transferred into the incubator
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what are the negative aspects of IVF ?
multiple births can also have multiple failures bad side effects expensive
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what is adrenaline ?
a hormone released in response to stressful of scary situations "fight of flight" increases supply of OXYGEN and GLUCOSE to the brain and muscles
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what is thyroxine ?
regulates metabolism
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what is auxin ?
- a plant hormone that controls growth | - produced in the tip
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how does light effect the growth of a plant?
the PHOTOTROPISM causes auxin to accumulate in shaded areas of the plant and elongate towards the light
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how does gravity effect the growth of shoot ?
the GEOTROPISM causes an uneven distribution in the tip with more auxin on the lower side causing it to grow faster and the plant to grow upwards
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how does gravity effect the growth of the root ?
there is more auxin in the under side like the shoot however in the root it inhibits growth causing the outer side to grow faster and the root to grow downwards
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what are some commercial uses of auxin ?
- killing weeds - growing from cuttings - growing cells in the tissue culture
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what is gibberellin ?
stimulates the growth of a plant stem
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what is ethene ?
stimulates ripening of fruit

Biology paper 2 - GCSE / AQA (2 decks)

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