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Homeostasis (GCSE AQA)

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