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Which is NOT part of the reflex arc?
Stimulus
Effector
Homeostasis
Sensory neurone
A stimulus is detected by which type of cell?
Receptor
Motor
Stem
Sensory
The reflex arc is...
Slow
Rapid
An impulse is transmitted from the sensory neurones to the...
Relay neurones
Motor 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?
Glycogen
Insulin
Testosterone
Adrenaline
The target organs for insulin are the...
Liver and muscles
Heart and brain
Muscles and pancreas
Heart and muscles
Glycogen is stored in the...
Heart and muscles
Liver and muscles
Muscles and pancreas
Heart and brain
The role of insulin is...
To remove glycogen from the body
To remove glucose from the body
To convert glucose into glycogen
To convert glycogen into glucose
Homeostasis means...
Maintaining the conditions within an environment
Removing glucose from the body
Pulling your hand away from a hot flame
The nervous system and endocrine system
The systems that maintain homeostasis are...
The skin, liver and pancreas
The nervous system and endocrine system
The endocrine system and respiratory system
The nervous system and circulatory system
The endocrine system is made up of glands that...
Secrete hormones
Act on the nervous system
Cause you to pull your hand away from a hot flame
Produce enzymes
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
