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pretty general flashcards included with little summaries includes eyes structure and functions nervous system and endocrine system included hormones thermo and osmoregulation

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GCSE
Module
Biology

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occur in
particular sequence
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II change in environment
stimulus , ie
temperature , light levels ,
blood


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water concentration,
body temp


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stimulus at
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nerve
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response :
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detection of
chemical change stimulus




Regulating body conditions


HOMEOSTASIS
constant internal environment
maintenance of a




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her body temperature
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too
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bright light eye
-
cells in the iris changes
retina shape of pupil
removal hand
→ touching a
temperature receptors of
the hot
hot object in skin from
object

→ eating a
box cells in
digestive system produce insulin

of chocolate pancreas
liver cells
remove glucose
from blood

balance receptors
→ being on a

in ears feel dizzy
rollercoaster


sound receptors jump
a bit
→ loud clap of in ears
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control centres of the reactions
brain


THE → nervous
system → spinal cord



BRAIN → endocrine system → organs
produce
that
hormones

,THERMOREGULATION > > >
controlled
Body temperature is
by Hypothalamus in

the brain

Endothermic i
warm blooded animals
Ectothermic :
cold blooded animals

# Brain : thermo regulatory centre

Eskin i
temperature receptors
TEH airs
II Sweat glands
#Blood vessels

II Muscles

when one is too hot

heat loss
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of a
virtually constant internal environment

controlled
by involve a
receptor
IV nerves
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involve an
effector

causes the a reaction
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> j, to



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→ Temperature control


temperature rises or
falls too
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core body temp t too
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hypothermia
BRAIN : controls
body temperature
via
hypothalamus (thermo
regulatory centre)


SKIN controls body temperature
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the blood vessels
→ via
changing
skin
diameter
of
wear
surface
→ via sweating * Blood flows
the blood vessels closer
through
CHANGING BLOOD VESSELS to the skin
surface *
amount blood
II change the
of heat loss

flowing through arterioles & TIF skin

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blood pass through
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heat radiation venule
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evaporate
heat carried
cool down ← away from
the
body
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vasoconstriction




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sweat more




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sweat




to t
body temp T body temp
cool down




→ Glucose
II pancreas
blood
→ monitor concentration of glucose in


blood
→ control concentration
of glucose in


B•••• produce insulin ( hormone )

Okapi insulin liver

→ cause
glucose to move
from blood to I muscles
W

glucose concentration
if too
high
( happens after retaking many carbohydrates)
too



glucose →
glycogen ( insoluble molecule )
( store carbohydrates)

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→ concentration of glucose in blood is not
controlled
properly by blood ✓
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pancreas
doesn't produce enough insulin
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blood glucose
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→ The Endocrine system
organ that secretes hormone is endocrine
any a an
organ
HORMONE : chemical that travels blood
messenger in




ADH '

-

produced in
hypothalamus
IV H reabsorption of water

⑨ collecting ducts
of the
nephron
→ I urine
production
→ conserves water when
dehydrated
ADRENALINE produced adrenal
glands
'

in
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It made when stressed

A heart & breathing rates
✓ dilates
pupils to
improve vision
✓ stimulate liver to break
glycogen

glucose
blood flow
t
blood
to
to
digestive organs
f- flow muscles

, INSULIN =
produced in
pancreas

it stimulates liver & muscles to absorb
glucose from
blood

↳ glucose →
glycogen
Jr blood sugar level
X us
losing vital
sugar
OESTROGEN =
produced in
ovaries

if sexual characteristics
development of secondary
II & thicken the endometrium
repair
endometrium
lining of uterus
during ÷÷
:




PROGESTERONE i
produced in the
corpus
luteum
y ovaries



her development of secondary sexual characteristics

* blood supply to endometrium



TESTOSTERONE i
produce in the testes
# development of secondary sexual characteristics

II stimulate muscle
growth

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HORMONES NERVOUS SYSTEM
-


chemical

messengers
→ nerve
impulses electrical
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messages
-




→ travel via blood → travel via neumes Crewe cells )
controlled central Nervous System
→ controlled

by
by hypothalamus ↳ brane
/
rapid effects spinal cord

term
long


&

fast quick effect

, → NERVOUS SYSTEM
Nervous
System )
controlled
by Central CCNS

↳ brain
t
↳ spinal cord


II receptors & nerve
impulses
cells that act
→ sense
organs
contain as
receptors
↳ simulated → set impulses via neurone s
CNS
( nerve
messages)
touch
^

pressure skin Eyes -7 light
← →
temperature SENSE
ORGANS → Ears

sound

→ balance


← ↳
tongue nose
→ smell
taste ←


⑤ memories
→ nerve cells

carry nerve impulses

SENSOR's
:

carry impulses from sense
organs
to CNS
NEURONE



RELAY → in CNS
i
NEURONE MN

pass impulses from SN to CORRECT



MOTOR → muscles
glands
to
effectors

CNS
NEURONE i →
carry impulses four
controlled

organ by CNS

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