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Homeostasis Revision
Match each key word with the best definition:
1. Homeostasis
a. 37°C
2. Insulin
b. Disease where the pancreas does not
produce enough insulin
c. Method by which heat is taken away from
the body via evaporation
d. Controlling body temperature
3. Gland
4. Thermoregulation
5. Body temperature
6. Diabetes
7. Sweating
8. Hormone
e. The hormone which controls blood sugar
levels
f. Maintenance of a constant internal
environment
g. Chemical messenger used by the organs of
the body
h. Site of hormone production
Put these statements in the right order to show how the body controls its temperature and
blood sugar levels. Some of the statements have been done for you.
Controlling Body Temperature
1
Body temperature too high
2
Blood temperature monitored by
hypothalamus of the brain
Stop producing sweat, hairs stand
on end, vasoconstriction occurs
Controlling Blood Glucose Levels
1
Blood sugar levels too high
Pancreas stops releasing insulin.
The hormone glucagons converts
glycogen stored in the liver back to
glucose
Blood sugar levels decrease
5
Blood temperature monitored by
hypothalamus of the brain
Blood sugar levels increase
Body temperature too low
Blood glucose levels too low
Body temperature decreases
Pancreas releases insulin
Body temperature increases
Sweating causes heat to be lost
through evaporation, hairs lie flat,
vasodilation occurs
Insulin tells the liver to store
glucose as glycogen