ENDOCRINE
MAIN FUNCTION OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
TO MAINTAIN HORMONAL HOMEOSTASIS
WHAT IS OSMOREGULATION
THE BALANCE OF WATER IN OUR BODY.
DIFFUSION IS WHAT
THE MOVEMENT OF MOLECULES FROM HIGH TO LOW CONCENTRATION
MAIN FUNCTION OF THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM.
TO GET RID OF LIQUID WASTE
WHAT IS THERMOREGULATION?
THE INTERNAL BALANCE OF OUR BODY TEMPERATURE.
THIS HORMONE RAISES BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS
GLUCAGON
BLOOD CELL THAT CONTAINS HIGH AMOUNT OF SALT
HYPERTONIC
WHAT ARE PLATELETS.
Platelets are small blood cells, also called thrombocytes, that help form clots to stop bleeding
THIS ORGAN FILTERS OUT WASTE
THE KIDNEY
RESPONSE WHEN OUR BODY GETS TOO HOT
STARTS TO SWEAT.
ORGAN IN CHARGE OF RELEASING HORMONES
PANCREAS.
BLOOD CELLS THAT CONTAIN LOW LEVELS OF SALT
HYPOTONIC
WHAT IS HEMOPHILIA
When someone does not have enough platletes to help them recover form injuries.
ORGAN THAT HOLDS URINE UP TO 16FL OZ
BLADDER
AT WHAT TEMPERATURE SHOULD YOU RUSH TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM
104F
THIS HORMONE LOWERS BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL.
INSULIN
WHAT IS A SOLUTE.
SOMETHING THAT DISSOLVES IN WATER
WHAT IS A STIMULUS
A OUTSIDE CHANGE
TUBES THAT CARRY WATER AND UREA OUT THE BODY
URETER
NORMAL BODY TEMPERATURE
96.8-98.6
WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN SOMEONE CANT REGULATE THEIR HIGH BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL
HYPERGLYCEMIA
BLOOD CELL THAT MAINTAINS BALANCED WATER.
ISOTONIC
WHAT IS NEGATIVE FEEDBACK
WHEN YOUR BODY TRIES TO UNDO A STIMULUS
HOW MUCH WATER DOES AN AVERAGE HUMAN DRINK PER DAY?
UP TO 68 FL OZ
NEGATIVE FEEDBACK WHEN BODY TEMPERATURE DECREASES.
SHIVERING.