Homeostasis
What are the four stages of the stimulus response model?
Stimulus
Receptor
Control/coordination centre
Effector
The body has 3 lines of defence. Give three examples for the first line of defence.
Skin
Mucous
Hair
Tears
Which part of the brain is responsible for the regulation of homeostasis?
Hypothalamus
Give two examples for the second line of defence
1. Phagocytosis
2. Fever
3. Inflammation
Which receptor is responsible for detecting changes in temperature?
Which receptor is responsible for detecting changes in chemicals?
Thermoreceptors
Chemoreceptors
What are two main differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes?
1. Diagnosis age
2. What causes it - lifestyle vs. genetics/autoimmune
What are effectors?
Muscles and glands
What are pathogens?
An infectious agent which causes illness or disease to its host
List the three different types of neurons and where they communicate within the stimulus response model
1. Sensory - receptor -> CNS
2. Relay - CNS -> CNS
3. Motor - CNS -> Effector
When is someone more likely to get a disease?
If they are immunocompromised, stressed, already sick, run down, unhealthy, living in unhygienic conditions