Definitions
A cell that can respond to a specific hormone
target cell
A student runs outside and starts sweating. Why is the body producing sweat?
Cool down the body
Joe is sweating in the hot sun, what is the internal and external stimulus?
What is homeostasis?
Keeps conditions in the body stable
John had too much syrup at the pancake breakfast. What hormone is being released to bring his blood sugar back down?
Insulin
The pituitary gland is also known as the "[blank] gland"
Master gland
carries out a response in a negative feedback loop?
effector
You go on a really scary ride at the PNE and now your body has released adrenaline. These glands would be the effector of that change:
Adrenal glands
The largest lobes of the brain and found at the front of the head behind the forehead
Frontal lobes
What is a hormone?
A chemical messenger in the body
A student drinks very little water all day and feels thirsty so he drinks water. What is the body trying to maintain by telling him to drink water?
Homeostasis
The lobes that are responsible for visual processing
Occipital lobes
Negative feedback loop?
sends signals to do the opposite of the change thats happening
A hormone is travelling through the blood stream but is not yet causing any change in the body. This is because it has not found a:
Target cell
The sense that helps you process where the body is in space so you don't bump into things or have to look at each step on the stair when you are walking up
Proprioception