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Decks in this class (15)

hormonal communication
Endocrine glands,
Pituitary gland,
Thyroid gland
16  cards
structure and function of the pancreas
Function of the pancreas,
Role as an exocrine gland,
Role as an endocrine gland
5  cards
regulation of blood glucose
Increasing blood glucose concentr...,
Decreasing blood glucose concentr...,
Role of insulin
6  cards
diabetes and its control
Types of diabetes,
Symptoms of diabetes,
Symptoms of diabetes
7  cards
coordinated responses
Fight or flight response,
Physical response and purpose,
Action of adrenaline
3  cards
controlling heart rate
Controlling heart rate,
Chemoreceptors,
Baroreceptors
4  cards
plant hormones and growth in plants
Chemical coordination,
Some roles of plant hormones,
Plant hormones and seed germination
7  cards
plant responses to abiotic stress
Leaf loss in deciduous plants as ...,
Daylength sensitivity,
Abcission or leaf fall
5  cards
plant responses to herbivory
Physical defences,
Chemical defences,
Pheromones
5  cards
tropisms in plants
Tropisms as a response to environ...,
Phototropism,
The effect of unilateral light
5  cards
the commercial use of plant hormones
Control of ripening,
Hormone rooting powders and micro...,
Hormonal weedkillers
4  cards
the principles of homeostasis
Receptors and effectors,
Feedback systems,
Negative feedback systems
4  cards
thermoregulation in ectotherms
Endotherms and ectotherms,
Ectotherms,
Endotherms
6  cards
thermoregulatiom in endotherms
Detecting temperature change,
Principles of thermoregulation in...,
Cooling down vasodilation
11  cards
excretion, homeostasis and the liver
Excretion in mammals,
The liver,
The structure of the liver
6  cards

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