Homeostatis

AQA Additional Science (Pre-2011) Biology

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  • Created on: 12-05-12 13:11
How is carbon dioxide removed from the body?
the lungs
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How is urea removed from the body?
the kidneys
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Aerobic respiration produces...
carbon dioxide and water
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What is the role of the pancreas?
to monitor and control glucose concentration
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What is the role of insulin?
decreases glucose blood concentration
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In type 1 diabetes...
not enough insulin is produced
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How can diabetes be treated?
low carbohydrate diet and insulin injections
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What controls and monitors body temperature?
the thermoregulatory centre
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Where are the temperature receptors?
the brain and the skin
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How is the body cooled down?
sweating, blood capillaries dilate, hair lies flat
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How is the body warmed up?
shivering, blood capillaries constrict, hair sticks up
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Nathan

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the answer to Q6 is that the auto-immune system attacks the insulin producing cells and destroys them causing not enough insulin to be made

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