Hormones: Maintaining Blood Homeostasis (AQA GCSE Biology Combined Science): Quizzes
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What is homeostasis?
What is homeostasis?
Keeping internal conditions stable
What happens to enzymes if temperature or pH becomes too high or too low?
What happens to enzymes if temperature or pH becomes too high or too low?
They become denatured
What does the body keep at around 37°C?
What does the body keep at around 37°C?
Body temperature
Which three parts do all control systems have?
Which three parts do all control systems have?
Receptors, coordination centres, effectors
What do receptors do in a control system?
What do receptors do in a control system?
Detect stimuli (changes)
Which of these is a coordination centre?
Which of these is a coordination centre?
Pancreas
What are effectors?
What are effectors?
Muscles or glands
Which type of response uses hormones for longer-term control?
Which type of response uses hormones for longer-term control?
Chemical responses
What does negative feedback do?
What does negative feedback do?
Reverses changes to restore balance
When you have too much water, what do your kidneys do?
When you have too much water, what do your kidneys do?
Reabsorb less water