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