Coordination and Response (2.45-2.53)

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Endocrine glands

________ have a good blood supply to get hormones in the blood stream as soon as possible to reach target organ.

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Auxins

________ will always move away from sunlight and towards gravity.

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pupil reflex

The ________ controls the level of light that enters the eyes.

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Negative feedback

________: If conditions deviate from normal, body will not function properly.

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Sensory neurone

________ sends electrical impulses to spinal cord (CNS)

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Insulin

________- Causes liver to use blood glucose and covert it to glycogen for storage inside liver cells.

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→ Insulin

________ causes blood sugar levels to fall and glucagon causes blood sugar levels to rise.

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Receptors

________ have to be complementary to hormones for there to be an effect.

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Phototropism

________: is a response where the stimulus is light.

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sense organs

Eyes are ________ containing receptor cells sensitive to light (rods) and color (cones)

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Geotropism

________: (also called gravitropism) is a response where the stimulus is gravity.

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Glucagon

________- Causes the liver to convert glycogen to glucose and release it into the blood.

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insufficient insulin

Type 1 diabetes: Caused by ________ production.

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Hormone

________: Chemical substance produced by glands and carried by blood to alter activity of target organs.

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Homeostasis

________: Maintaining constant internal environment.

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Coordination

________ is acheived by the endocrine system and nervous system.

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Negative tropisms

________- the plant grows away from the stimulus.

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Nervous system

________ allows us to make sense of surrounding and respond and to coordinate and regulate body function.

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Endocrine system

________: Group of glangs producing hormones.

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Blood sugar levels

________ are controlled by two hormones that are secreted by the pancreas.

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Hormones

________ only affect cells with target receptors that the ________ can bind to.

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Sense organs

________: Group of receptor cells responding to specific stimuli.

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