Edexcel GCSE Combined Science CB7 Animal coordination, control and homeostasis overview quiz quiz

An electrical impulse carried quickly along a neurone to a muscle

A type of white blood cell that fights infection in the body

A chemical messenger carried in the blood to target organs

A waste product made during respiration in the cells

The thyroid

The pituitary

The adrenal gland

The pancreas

Lowers blood glucose by making cells take it up and the liver store it as glycogen

Raises blood glucose by making the liver release its stored glucose back into the blood

Has no effect at all on the level of glucose in the blood

Breaks down proteins in the diet into amino acids

Makes the liver take up more glucose and store it as extra glycogen

Makes the liver break down glycogen into glucose and release it

Lowers the blood glucose level even further than before

Slows the heart down so less glucose is used

Starch

Cellulose

Glycogen

Sucrose

The body cells gradually stop responding properly to insulin

Eating too much sugar in a single large meal

An infection caused by a virus or bacteria

The pancreas does not produce enough insulin

With a carbohydrate-controlled diet, exercise and weight loss

Only with regular insulin injections for the rest of the patient's life

With a course of antibiotic tablets

It cannot be treated or controlled in any way

The steady growth and development of an organism from birth to adulthood

The regulation of the body's internal conditions to keep them stable

The way a disease spreads from one person to another

The breakdown of glucose to release energy in respiration

Faster and shorter-lasting

Always instant

Slower and longer-lasting

Carried by neurones

Glucagon

Adrenaline

Testosterone

Insulin

Triggers a response that brings it back towards normal

Triggers a response that pushes the level even further away from normal

Ignores the change completely and does nothing about it

Permanently resets the normal set point to the new level

The pancreas, near the stomach

The pituitary gland

The liver organ

The kidney organ