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Explain what happens when there is low water content in your blood. | The hypothalamus sends a message to the pituitary gland who sends ADH to the kidney. Target cell at kidney receives the message - stop releasing water. |
Explain what happens when there is high water content in your blood. | The hypothalamus sends a message to the pituitary gland - stop/reduce ADH production. low levels going to the kidney. kidney functions as normal, releases lots of water. |
How does your blood sugar levels go up and down? | Eat, digest, blood sugar goes up. Insulin takes sugar away and stores it, blood sugar goes down. Eat/start again. |
Explain the role of the endocrine system. | Releases hormones (messengers) into the blood stream and sends them to the endocrine glands (eg. the pancreas). |
Who is the master gland? | The pituitary gland. |
What is a stimulus? | A change in the internal environment (eg. a rise/fall in temperature). |
What is a response? | A muscle movement (eg. pulling your hand away from something hot). |
Define Homeostasis. | The regulation of your internal environment. |
Explain the reflex arc with the seven steps using the example of your finger touching something too hot. | Your reflex arc works like this: You touch the pan. Stimulus, receptor, sensory neuron, control centre, motor neuron, effector, response. |
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