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