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Homeostasis and Response 20 Questions - Statistics
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| What detects a stimulus? | A receptor | 50%
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| Define Homeostasis | Maintaining a constant internal environment | 50%
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| Define a stimulus | A detectable change in the physical or chemical structure of an organism's internal or external environment | 0%
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| Give an example of an effector | A muscle (movement) or a gland (hormone release) | 0%
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| What is a difference between a voluntary response and a reflex arc? | -A voluntary response takes longer-A voluntary response is coordinated in the brain -Reflex arc does not need to be coordinated by the brain so it is faster | 0%
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| Which hormone raises blood glucose levels and where is it produced? | Glucagon in the pancreas | 0%
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| Which hormone lowers blood glucose levels? | Insulin | 0%
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| Which hormones are involved with IVF treatment? | LH and FSH | 0%
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| What is the function of FSH? | -matures the egg-stimulates oestrogen production | 0%
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| What term describes the control system where the detection of a high level of a chemical causes a reduction on the production of that chemical | Negative feedback | 0%
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| Describe a difference between the nervous and endocrine systems | Nervous- releases nerve impulse as messages. Fast, short lives, specificEndocrine- releases chemical messages (hormones). Slow, long lasting, non specific | 0%
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| Which hormones are in the contraceptive pill? Why? | Oestrogen- inhibits FSH so no egg developmentProgesterone- inhibits LH so no egg release | 0%
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| Where is this hormone produced? | Pancreas | 0%
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| What is the function of LH? | Releases the egg | 0%
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| State the nervous pathway for a reflex action (separated by a -dash) | Stimulus-receptor-sensory neurone-relay neurone-motor neurone-effector-response | 0%
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| What is a synapse? | The connection and gap between neurones | 0%
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| What is the function of oestrogen? | -thickens the lining of the uterus-inhibits FSH -stimulates LH release | 0%
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| What is the role of TSH and Thyroxine? | TSH (produced in pituitary gland) stimulates ThyroxineThyroxine (produced in Thyroid gland) inhibits TSH This is a negative feedback relationship. | 0%
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| What is type 1 diabetes? | Type 1-No insulin is produced, often detected early in life | 0%
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| What is type 2 diabetes? | Type 2-insulin may still be produced but poor lifestyle choices, such as obesity, causes cell receptors to no longer respond to insulin | 0%
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