A03
Cards (21)
- What systems work together to control vital functions in the body?
- How does the speed of the endocrine system compare to the nervous system?
- What do various glands in the body produce?
- How do hormones affect cells in the body?
- What is a consequence of hormones affecting multiple body organs?
- What hormone does the thyroid gland produce?
- What effect does thyroxine have on the heart?
- How does thyroxine affect metabolic rates?
- What does an increase in metabolic rates affect?
- What is the key endocrine gland in the body?
- Why is the pituitary gland called the 'master gland'?
- How do the endocrine system and ANS work together during stress?
- What part of the brain activates the pituitary gland during stress?
- What happens to the ANS during a stressful event?
- What hormone is released from the adrenal medulla?
- What physiological changes does adrenaline trigger?
- What type of response is triggered when a threat is detected?
- How does the parasympathetic nervous system act after a threat has passed?
- What is the role of the parasympathetic nervous system in relation to the sympathetic system?
- What are the physiological changes associated with the sympathetic response?
- What are the differences between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems?