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How does the body know these external things are
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happening? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The body knows |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



these external things are happening due to the control
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system as a stimulus is presented it causes the body to
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have negative feedback as it tries to maintain
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homeostasis.


Why is it necessary to keep the body at a certain
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temperature to protect from UV radiation? - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



ANSWERS ✔✔It is important to keep the body at a certain
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temperature because if the body exceeds a certain |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



temperature an athlete may go into heat exhaustion or |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



possible heat stroke. It is equally important to protect the
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body from UV radiation
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Why does the athlete's body release adrenaline
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(epinephrine) before the race has even started? - |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔When the heart rate increases |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



before the race, more blood is being pumped which is
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giving the athlete more fuel causing adrenaline
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(epinephrine) to enter the bloodstream |\ |\ |\ |\




Once the race has started, the first changes we see are
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increased heart rate and blood pressure. What is the
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, purpose of this rapid increase in blood flow? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔The heart rate and blood pressure increased |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



after the race started due to the muscles working and
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need more oxygen in result produced more waste gas.
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Oxygen supply from the lungs is involved means more
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work for the lungs and also more blood needed to carry
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oxygen to the muscles, the heart has to work harder
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making the heart beat more quickly and the heart rate
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increases.


How does the body increase its oxygen supply? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Oxygen supply from the lungs is |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



involved resulting in more work for the lungs due to the
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muscles needing more oxygen as a lot of waste gas has
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been produced. |\




Why do the runners look flushed only 20 minutes into the
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race? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔As the body heats up due
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to running it causes the body temperature to increase
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and as a result the body can begin to stop functioning if
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the temperature reaches a dangerously high
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temperature.


The runners take regular drinks of glucose and water.
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What do these two substances do for the body during the
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race? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔During the race, the water
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and glucose help the body as it helps to replenish the
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