What is the nervous system made up of? And where do they go
Nerve cells and all around the body
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What are the main parts of the central nervous system?
Brain and spinal cord
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What does the CNS do?
It sends information to an effector(muscle or gland). And then it responds accordingly. For example muscle may contract
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What are hormones?
Chmical messages sent to the body
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Where do the hormones go?
Into the blood
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Where are hormones produced?
Glands called endocrine glands
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Where is adrenaline released?
In the adrenal glands
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Where is testosrerone produced?
Male testes
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Where is oestrogen produced?
Female ovaries
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What is the first stage of the menstrual cycle?
The uterus lining breaks down and is released
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What is the second stage of the menstrual cycle? And how many days does it last? And why does it build up?
The lining of the uterus builds ups again, from day 4-14, this is for the fertilised egg
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What is the third stage of the menstrual cycle? And when
And egg is developed and released from an ovary at day 14
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What is the fourth stage of the menstrual cycle?
The lining stays until day 28. If no egg is implanted the lining is broken down
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What does FSH cause in the menstrual cycle?
It causes the egg to mature in one of the ovaries
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What does oestrogen cause in the menstrual cycle?
It causes the lining of the uterus to thicken and grow
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What does the LH do in the menstrual cycle?
Stimulates the release of an egg at day 14
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What does progesterone do in the menstrual cycle?
Maintains the lining of the uterus
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What to do if women don't produce FSH?
The hormones of FSH and LH can be injected to stimulate ovulation
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What is IVF?
Collecting eggs from the woman's ovaries and fertilising them in a lab using a male sperm.
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How many IVF's are transferred to the women's uterus?
One or two
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What are the contraceptive methods containing hormones?
Injection, implant, mini-pill, patch and combined pill
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What is the hormones involved in contraception?
Progesterone and oestrogen
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What are the non-hormonal contraceptive methods?
Condom, female condom and diaphragm
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What is IUDs?
T shaped that contain copper and they can last 10 years
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What are the side effects of hormonal methods?
Heavy or irregualr periods, acne, headaches and mood changes
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What can protect STIs?
Condoms and female condoms
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What is type 1 diabetes?
Where the body doesn't make any insulin and you are born with it normally
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What is type 2 diabetes?
Where your body resists insulin so cant use the sugar to convert into energy so the sugar is left in the blood and can lead to strokes, heart attacks, loss of eye sight and loss of limps and its common with obese.
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