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