Body Systems
Transports blood around the body
circulatory system
These secrete chemical messages called hormones
endocrine glands
What is the nervous system
two systems that work together to control homeostasis
nervous and endocrine systems
tiny blood vessels
capillaries
Creates new life through fertilisation
reproductive system
Hormone that keeps the endometrium thick
Progesterone
the organ responsible for regulating water in the blood
kidney
this needs energy to swim to the egg
sperm cell
Converts food into smaller molecules
digestive system
adrenaline for the flight or flight response is released from this gland
adrenal gland
Neurons that carry messages from receptor to CNS
Sensory neurons
Give a 5 step stimulus response pathway that occurs when you are cold
thermoreceptors --> brain-->muscle-->shivering
Name of process that generates energy in our cells
cellular respiration
Exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs
respiratory system
organ/gland that regulates blood sugar
pancreas
Function of the cerebellum
which two reproductive organs are also endocrine glands
ovaries and testes
Site where a fertilised ovum cell implants
endometrium (uterus lining)
Consists of the brain and spinal cord
central nervous system (CNS)
hormone that lowers blood glucose levels
glucagon
the part of the brain responsible for higher order thinking processes
Cerebrum
Type of feedback that childbirth is
Positive
Cell that is ovulated once per month
ovum