Organisms Respond to Changes in Their Internal and External Environments

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Decks in this class (25)

coordination and the nervous system
What does coordination involve 1,
What are stimuli 2,
What are stimuli detected by 3
27  cards
reflexes
What is a reflex 1,
What is a reflex arc 2,
What is the first step to a refle...
7  cards
survival and response
What are the two types of simple ...,
What is a taxis 2,
What is the term when the organis...
10  cards
tropism
What is a tropism 1,
Where can tropisms maintain 2,
Do shoots grow towards or away fr...
20  cards
control of the heart rate
What is the heart rate 1,
What does this mean 2,
When does heart rate increase 3
21  cards
exercise and the heart rate
What does the increase in respira...,
What does this do to the blood 2,
What is stimulated when this happ...
14  cards
the nerve impulse
What is the resting potential 1,
What is the value of the resting ...,
What are all neurones when they h...
31  cards
the transmission speed of nerve impulses
What are the three main factors t...,
How does temperature affect the s...,
What will happen if the temperatu...
7  cards
the synapse
What is the synapse 1,
What do synaptic knobs contain 2,
What does the synaptic cleft sepa...
25  cards
receptors
What are most receptors 1,
What do pacinian corpuscles respo...,
What do receptors act as 3
11  cards
photoreceptors in the eyes
What does the retina contain 1,
What are the types of photorecept...,
What is the fovea 3
29  cards
skeletal muscle structure and function
What is skeletal muscle also know...,
What does muscle under a microsco...,
What is the shape of muscle fibre 3
17  cards
muscle contraction
What is the sliding filament hypo...,
What happens during a contraction 2,
What happens to the h zone during...
18  cards
neuromuscular junction
What is a neuromuscular junction 1,
How does the transmission across ...,
What does this stimulate 3
10  cards
slow and fast skeletal muscle fibres
Which type of muscle fibre contra...,
Which type of muscle fibre contra...,
Which type of muscle fibre has ma...
30  cards
antagonistic muscle action
What is antagonistic muscle action 1,
How do skeletal muscles connect t...,
What happens when the muscle cont...
4  cards
homeostasis
What is homeostasis 1,
What are the factors which must b...,
Why does temperature need to be m...
9  cards
control of blood glucose concentration
Which organ maintains blood gluco...,
Which organ detects a rise in blo...,
Which hormone is secreted 3
16  cards
adrenaline
Where is adrenaline released from 1,
When is adrenaline released 2,
What does adrenaline do 3
9  cards
diabetes
What are the types of diabetes 1,
What happens during type 1 diabet...,
When does type 1 diabetes usually...
8  cards
control of blood water potential
What is osmoregulation 1,
What are the parts of the brain i...,
What is the organ in the body inv...
10  cards
ultrafiltration
What is the first stage in the ki...,
Where does ultrafiltration occur 2,
What is the product of ultrafiltr...
17  cards
proximal convoluted tubule
What happens in this part of the ...,
What process happens here initial...,
What happens after this 3
18  cards
Distal Convoluted Tubule (DCT), Collecting Duct and ADH
What increases these structures p...,
What does adh stand for 2,
How does adh increase permeability 3
16  cards
positive feedback
What does positive feedback resul...,
What is positive feedback associa...,
What is an example of positive fe...
4  cards

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