Which system is NOT responsible for homeostasis?
Nervous
Skin
Endocrine (hormones)
Which of these is not an example of homeostasis?
Blood glucose
Water levels
Crying
What term describes the maintenance of a constant internal environment?
Respiration
Protein synthesis
Homeostasis
Which of these comprise the central nervous system?
Brain and heart
Brain and spinal cord
Spinal cord and peripheral nerves
Which hormone is released when blood sugar is high?
Insulin
Glucagon
Glycogen
Which hormone is released when blood sugar is low?
Oestrogen
How is excess sugar stored?
As glycogen
As glucagon
As insulin
Which of the statements about diabetes is true?
People with diabetes control their blood glucose with glycogen.
People with diabetes have trouble controlling their blood glucose level.
People with diabetes never have enough glucose in their blood.
Where is excess sugar stored?
Blood
Pancreas
Liver and muscles
Which type or types of diabetes are usually detected at an early age?
Both types
Type 1 only
Type 2 only