AQA Trilogy Homeostasis and Response Revision

Which parts of the body usually contain receptors?

• Sense Organs

• Muscles & Glands

• Control Center

• Arms & Legs

Which parts of the body are usually Effectors?

• Sense Organs

• Muscles & Glands

• Control Center

• Arms & Legs

What is mean by homeostasis?

• Controls and coordinates body activities through chemical 

• controls and coordinates body activities through electrical impulses

• maintenance of a steady state in the internal environment

• remove metabolic waste products from the cel

Which internal condition is NOT controlled by homeostasis?

• body temperature

• water content of the body

• number of red blood cells

• blood glucose concentration

Nerve cells are called ____.

• synapses

• cerebrums

• neurons

• dendrites

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The space between neurons is called a ____.

• axon

• cerebellum

• synapse

• dendrite

A message carried by a nerve cell is called a(n) ____.

• text

• impulse

• reflex

• neuron

A ____ neuron sends impulses to glands and muscles to tell muscles to move

• inter

• motor

• sensory

• impulse

Insulin is a hormone produced by the ___________________.

• liver

• bladder

• pancreas

• heart

A disease in which the body's ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired, causing an increase in blood sugar

• diabetes

• ulcers

• asthma

• bronchitis