humanbiology

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thyroid

located in the neck ,uses iodine from your diet to produce hormones called thyroxine

cretinism

low level of thyroid can cause problems in getting pregnant,miscarriages and still births

goitre

lack of iodine in you diet

iodised salt

solution of idd and goitre

pancreas

level of sugar in your blood is controlled by hormones produced

pancreas

pink organ found below your stomach it constatly monitors you blood glucose and controls it my glucagon and insulin

insulin

stimulates your liver to remove any glucose which is not needed

glycogen

the soluble glucose turns into an insoluble carbonhydrate

diabetes type one

is inherited cant be avoided

adrenaline

hormones produced by the adrenal gland elevates heart rate respiration rate

growth hormons

produced in the pituitary glad

gonads

are endocrine glands which produce some ofthe sex hormones

testosterone

male hormone

ovaries

found low in the abdomen

oestogen

female sex hormone

tpbghmub(girls)

taller,pubic hair,breasts,genitalia,fat goes to hips,menstration,utreus grows,brain

tpvsspb

taller,pubic hair,voice ,shoulder and chest ,penis get bigger,brain

The CORRECT sequence of ossicles from the outer to the inner ear is:

malleus, incus, and stapes.

Which part of the ear is the organ of balance?

Semicircular canals

Chemoreceptor localized in the tongue and the nose is known as _______ and ________ respectively.

taste buds, olfactory

Which of the following eye defects can be corrected by wearing eye glasses with convex lens?

long sight

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Which of the following parts of the eye is responsible for controlling the amount of light reaching the retina?

Iris

biotechnology

use of microorganism to make what people want to preserve food and making alcohols

microbiology

study of microrganism

anaerobically

without oxygen

areobically

with oxygen

fermentation

anarerobic respiration of yeast

tej

one is the oldest drink 400BC 6 to 11%

lactic acid

the bacteria lactose produces lactic acid which gives yoghurt sharp tangy taste respirates in anaerobic

genetic engineering is also called

genetic modification

genetic engineering

inserting new genetic info to change an organism and give it new characteristics which people want to see