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Homeostasis (GCSE AQA)

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    Regulating blood glucose, reflex arc, endocrine system, nervous system
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  • Which is NOT part of the reflex arc?
    Effector
    Sensory neurone
    Stimulus
    Homeostasis
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  • A stimulus is detected by which type of cell?
    Sensory
    Stem
    Motor
    Receptor
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  • The reflex arc is...
    Slow
    Rapid
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  • An impulse is transmitted from the sensory neurones to the...
    Motor neurones
    Relay neurones
    Receptor cells
    Stimuli
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  • Blood glucose levels are monitored by the...
    Pancreas
    Liver
    Heart
    Brain
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  • If you had a chocolate milkshake your blood glucose levels would...
    Increase
    Decrease
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  • Which hormone is secreted when blood glucose levels are high?
    Insulin
    Testosterone
    Adrenaline
    Glycogen
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  • The target organs for insulin are the...
    Heart and brain
    Heart and muscles
    Muscles and pancreas
    Liver and muscles
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  • Glycogen is stored in the...
    Heart and muscles
    Heart and brain
    Liver and muscles
    Muscles and pancreas
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • Oestrogen is secreted from the...
    Testes
    Ovaries
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  • FSH and LH are secreted from the...
    Ovaries
    Pituitary gland
    Testes
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  • 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
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