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What is the name of the male hormone?

Testosterone

What are the chemicals called that are released by the endocrine system?

Hormones

What do thermoreceptors detect?

temperature

What are 3 things that are controlled by homeostasis?

Temperature, sugar, water

What part of the body does the Left hemisphere of the brain control?

Right hand side

What does homeostasis mean?

To stay the same

What are the 2 main parts of the Central Nervous System?

Brain, Spinal cord

What is 1 thing the body does when it is cold?

Shiver, vasoconstrict, goose bumps

What does PNS stand for?

Peripheral Nervous System

What do mechanoreceptors detect?

Pressure and touch

What does CNS stand for

Central Nervous System

Where do you find photoreceptors?

In the eyes

Are there more or less nerves in an area that can feel separate toothpick points?

More

What type of receptor detects temperature?

thermoreceptor

What part of the body does the Right hemisphere of the brain control?

Left hand side

What type of receptor detects light?

Photoreceptor

A message that goes from a receptor, to the spinal cord and then straight to a muscle is called what?

A reflex reaction

What is 1 thing the body does when it is hot?

Sweat, vasodialate (get red),

Where do you find chemoreceptors?

In the mouth

What type of receptor detects pressure?

mechanoreceptor

Where in the body do you find the peripheral nervous system

Spreading out from the spine - to the endge of the body

What does a reflex reaction miss?

Going to the brain

What type of receptor detects chemicals?

chemoreceptor

What do chemoreceptors detect?

chemicals

Where do you find thermoreceptors?

In the skin

Where do you find mechanoreceptors?

In the skin

What do photoreceptors detect?

light

What is the name of one of the female hormones?

Oestrogen or progesterone