pregnancy and negative feedback

Question 1

what happens during high blood sugar levels

Answer 1

secretes insulin causing glucose to move from the bloodstream into the cells for respiration. Excess glucose is turned into glycogen.

Question 2

What happens during low blood sugar levels in the pancrease

Answer 2

pancrease secreates glucagon into the liver and muscles where glycogen is converted back into glucose

Question 3

What causes type one diabetes

Answer 3

pancrease can not produce enough insulin

Question 4

what can you do to help with type 1 diabetes

Answer 4

injection needed

Question 5

what causes type 2 diabetes

Answer 5

cells do not absorb glucose as they should

Question 6

what does fsh do in the menestral cycle

Answer 6

from the pituitary gland where fsh matures the egg and causes ovaries to produce oestrogen

Question 7

what does oestrogen do in the menestral cycle

Answer 7

thickens the uterus lining and inhibits fsh.causes pituitary gland to secreate LH

Question 8

what does Lh do in the menestral cycle

Answer 8

releases the eggs

Question 9

what does progesterone do in the menestral cycle

Answer 9

maintains the uterus lining and inhibits LH

Question 10

list 5 ways of contraception

Answer 10

FSH pills
progesterone
condoms
iud - stops eggs from embedding in lining
vasecetomy - cutting sperm tubes

Question 11

name 2 fertility treatments

Answer 11

FSH injections
ivf

Question 12

what happens in ivf

Answer 12

eggs are collected after being induced with LH
Fertilised by sperm in lab
viable embryo inserted back into uterus

Question 13

what are the risks of IVF

Answer 13

low success rate
multiple embryos could develop

Question 14

What happens when thyroid glands are low

Answer 14

hypothalamus in your brain releases TRH which causes pituitary gland to release TSH which causes thyroid gland to release thyroxine