Pearson GCSE Combined Science Biology Higher
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| show | (e.g. eye, ear, nose, tongue, skin)
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| show | (effectors)
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| show | (one of: muscle, gland)
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| show | (electrical) impulses)
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| show | (in the blood/plasma)
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| Name one hormone produced in the male reproductive system. | show 🗑
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| show | (one of: oestrogen, progesterone)
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| show | (target organ)
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| show | (change how the organ is working)
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| show | (endocrine gland)
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| show | (ovary)
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| show | (pituitary gland)
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| What is the name for an organ that is affected by a hormone? | show 🗑
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| show | (bones/muscles)
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| How do hormones travel around the body? | show 🗑
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| Which hormone brings about changes in a boy’s body during puberty? | show 🗑
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| show | (adrenal glands)
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| Describe one effect of adrenalin on the body. | show 🗑
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| What is the role of thyroxine in the body? | show 🗑
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| show | (hormone)
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| Name the endocrine gland that produces testosterone. | show 🗑
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| How does testosterone get from where it is made to its target organs? | show 🗑
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| Name the hormone that produces changes in girls as they become women. | show 🗑
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| H In which gland is thyroxine produced? | show 🗑
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| show | (controls metabolic rate)
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| H Which hormone controls the fight or flight response? | show 🗑
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| H Which term describes when a change in a system causes the opposite change, returning the system to a normal level? | show 🗑
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| show | (menstrual cycle)
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| What name is given to methods that prevent fertilisation? | show 🗑
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| show | (menstrual cycle)
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| show | (day 14)
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| Name two hormones that help to control the menstrual cycle. | show 🗑
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| show | (ovaries)
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| How do changes in the blood concentrations of oestrogen and progesterone trigger menstruation? | show 🗑
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| show | (contraception)
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| Give one example of a physical barrier method of contraception. | show 🗑
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| In the menstrual cycle, what usually happens at about day 14? | show 🗑
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| show | (Concentrations of both hormones decrease.)
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| How does use of a condom during sexual activity help to reduce the risk of pregnancy? | show 🗑
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| How does the combined contraceptive pill help to reduce the risk of pregnancy? | show 🗑
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| H A surge in concentration of which hormone triggers ovulation? | show 🗑
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| show | (FSH)
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| show | (clomifene therapy)
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| H In which ART technique is a woman given two natural hormones to cause the release of many eggs from her ovaries? | show 🗑
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| Name one target organ of insulin that helps to reduce blood glucose concentration. | show 🗑
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| show | (diabetes)
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| show | (homeostasis)
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| What effect does eating food have on blood glucose concentration? | show 🗑
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| What effect does exercise have on blood glucose concentration? | show 🗑
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| show | (insulin, H glucagon)
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| show | (pancreas)
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| show | (changed to glycogen)
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| show | (no insulin produced)
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| show | (injection of insulin)
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| What causes type 2 diabetes? | show 🗑
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| show | (Increasing body mass increases the risk of type 2 diabetes.)
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