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Which is NOT part of the reflex arc?
Effector
Sensory neurone
Stimulus
Homeostasis
A stimulus is detected by which type of cell?
Sensory
Stem
Motor
Receptor
The reflex arc is...
Slow
Rapid
An impulse is transmitted from the sensory neurones to the...
Motor neurones
Relay neurones
Receptor cells
Stimuli
Blood glucose levels are monitored by the...
Pancreas
Liver
Heart
Brain
If you had a chocolate milkshake your blood glucose levels would...
Increase
Decrease
Which hormone is secreted when blood glucose levels are high?
Insulin
Testosterone
Adrenaline
Glycogen
The target organs for insulin are the...
Heart and brain
Heart and muscles
Muscles and pancreas
Liver and muscles
Glycogen is stored in the...
Heart and muscles
Heart and brain
Liver and muscles
Muscles and pancreas
The role of insulin is...
To convert glycogen into glucose
To remove glycogen from the body
To remove glucose from the body
To convert glucose into glycogen
Homeostasis means...
The nervous system and endocrine system
Pulling your hand away from a hot flame
Maintaining the conditions within an environment
Removing glucose from the body
The systems that maintain homeostasis are...
The nervous system and circulatory system
The endocrine system and respiratory system
The skin, liver and pancreas
The nervous system and endocrine system
The endocrine system is made up of glands that...
Secrete hormones
Act on the nervous system
Produce enzymes
Cause you to pull your hand away from a hot flame
Oestrogen is secreted from the...
Testes
Ovaries
FSH and LH are secreted from the...
Ovaries
Pituitary gland
Testes
Non hormonal contraceptives prevent pregnancy by...
Causing the body to secrete hormones
Creating a barrier that can prevent STIs
Stopping the sperm reaching the egg
