Question 1 Medium
Which gland is called the master gland?
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Answer: pituitary
- It controls other glands.
- It is the pituitary gland.
Hormones and blood glucose control: GCSE Combined Science Biology practice questions
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Question 2 Medium
Name the hormone made by the thyroid gland.
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Answer: thyroxine
- It controls metabolic rate.
- It is thyroxine.
Question 3 Medium
Name the glands that release adrenaline.
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Answer: adrenal glands
- Adrenaline is made above the kidneys.
- It is made by the adrenal glands.
Question 4 Medium
Is the effect of a hormone slower or faster than a nerve impulse?
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Answer: slower
- Hormones travel in the blood.
- This is slower than a nerve impulse.
Question 5 Hard
What name is given to a system where a change causes a response that reverses the change?
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Answer: negative feedback
- Insulin and glucagon work like this.
- It is negative feedback.
Question 6 Hard
Why is insulin injected rather than taken as a tablet? Name the type of molecule it is.
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Answer: protein
- It would be digested by protease.
- Insulin is a protein.
Question 7 Hard
Which diabetes type is linked to obesity?
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Answer: type 2
- Cells stop responding to insulin.
- It is linked to obesity.
Question 8 Hard
What does the liver convert glycogen into when glucagon is released?
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Answer: glucose
- Glycogen is stored glucose.
- It is converted back to glucose.
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What is a hormone?
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A chemical made in a gland and carried in the blood to a target organ.
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What is the master gland?
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The pituitary gland.
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What does the thyroid make?
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Thyroxine.
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What does thyroxine control?
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The metabolic rate.
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What does adrenaline do?
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It prepares the body for fight or flight by increasing heart rate and glucose supply.
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Where is adrenaline made?
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The adrenal glands.
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How do nerves and hormones differ in speed?
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Nerves are fast and hormones are slower.
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How do nerves and hormones differ in duration?
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Nerve effects are short and hormone effects last longer.
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What does insulin do?
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It lowers blood glucose by making cells and the liver take up glucose.
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What does glucagon do?
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It raises blood glucose by making the liver release glucose from glycogen.
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What is glycogen?
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A carbohydrate used to store glucose in the liver and muscles.
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What is negative feedback?
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A change causes a response that reverses the change.
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What causes type 1 diabetes?
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The pancreas does not make enough insulin.
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What causes type 2 diabetes?
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The body cells do not respond properly to insulin.
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How is type 1 diabetes treated?
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Insulin injections and controlling the diet.
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Why is obesity linked to type 2 diabetes?
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It is a risk factor that makes cells less sensitive to insulin.
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What is a gland?
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An organ that makes and releases hormones.
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What is a neurone?
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A nerve cell that carries electrical impulses.
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How are hormones carried around the body?
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In the blood.
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What is metabolic rate?
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How fast the chemical reactions in the body go.
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Where is glucose stored as glycogen?
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In the liver and muscles.
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Which organ monitors the level of glucose in the blood?
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The pancreas.
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Why is insulin injected and not swallowed?
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It is a protein, so it would be digested in the stomach.
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What is homeostasis?
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Keeping conditions inside the body steady.
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Which two measurements are used to assess the risk of type 2 diabetes from body size?
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BMI and the waist-to-hip ratio.
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