Homeostasis
Purpose of homeostasis.
For cells and systems to function properly.
The pH of the stomach.
What is approximately 2.
Stored form of glucose in the human body.
What is glycogen.
Type 1 diabetes is an example of what type of disease
What is autoimmune disease.
Acronym for the stages of mitosis
What is PMAT
Apart from temperature and blood glucose levels, what other parameter needs to be within a set limit?
What is pH?
The two types of digestion.
What is mechanical and chemical digestion.
Effector in the stimulus response model when blood sugar needs to be increased, such as during a period of fasting.
What is the liver.
Increased urination, excessive thirst, weight loss, numbness and tingling sensations are all signs of
What is hyperglycaemia.
Vascular tissue that transports glucose.
What is the phloem.
The part of the stimulus-response model that receives information from the receptors and compares it to the ideal conditions set for the human body.
What is the modulator?
Teeth prominent in carnivores.
Alpha cells release this hormone to raise blood glucose.
What is glucagon.
Too much insulin, excessive exercise or decreased glucose consumption can lead to this condition
What is hypoglycaemia.
State 2 facts about transport that occurs in the xylem.
What is it only goes in one direction and transports water.
Feedback system that counteracts the stimulus.
What is Negative Feedback?
The product of lipid digestion.
What is Glycerol and fatty acid chains.
Hormone responsible for lowering blood glucose via action on the liver and skeletal muscles cells.
What is insulin.
The cells that are impaired in patients with type 1 diabetes.
What is pancreatic beta cells.
Transpiration in a well watered potted plant would be lowest under what 2 environmental conditions
The part of the stimulus response model that is responsible for the response.
What is the effector?
Name two enzymes that help with protein digestion.
What is protease and pepsin
Modulator in the stimulus response model related to blood glucose regulation.
What is Islets of Langerhans (alpha/beta cells) in the pancreas.
Type 2 diabetes is characterised by
What is insulin resistance.
Which organelle is not present in the root cells of plants
What is chloroplast