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How is high blood pressure detected

in the aorta?
Pressure receptors - Baroreceptors

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What is normal blood glucose level?

4-6 mmoldm-3

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What is the third stage of the

cardiac cycle?
Atrial Systole

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Insulin-dependent diabetes is which

type?
Type 1

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State one difference between

endocrine and exocrine
Exocrine duct
Endocrine - blood
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What is negative feedback?

Ensures changes to the body are
reversedand returned back to the
set level.
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What cell manufactures and

releases glucagon?
Alpha Cells

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Which hormone stimulates the

adrenal gland?
Noradrenalin

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What is an intrinsic property of the

heart?
Myogenic

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In what form is glucose stored in the

body?
Glycogen

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Liver cells are also known as

Hepatocytes

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What is the state when the concentration

of blood glucose is too low?

Hypoglycaemia
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Where is the medulla oblongata

found?
Brain

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What are the two nervous systems

that control heart rate?
Parasympathetic and sympathetic

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In which organ is insulin produced?

Pancreas

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The parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous

systems work against each other. This is known as
being

Antagonistic
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What is ECG short for?

Electrocardiogram

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When there is a rise in blood glucose

concentrations which cell detects the change?

Beta Cells
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What would be the effect of severing the

nerves from the medulla to the SAN?

Heart rate cannot be controlled.

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Where are the alpha and beta cells

found?
Islet of Langerhans

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What is the chemical formula for

glucose?
C6H12O6

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Which animal has insulin that is very

similar to the human version?
Pig

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What does low oxygen levels in the

blood mean?
High levels of CO2 and reduced pH

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The aortic and pulmonary valves

are also called
Semi-lunar valves

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The regulation of the internal and external

environments of the body is known as

Homoregualtion

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