What is long sightedness (hypermyopia)? How is it treated?
People are unable to focus on near objects. This occurs when the lens doesn't refract the light enough or the eyeball is too short. The image is broug...
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How can auxins be used to kill weeds?
Most weeds growing in a field of crops or on a lawn are broad leaved, in contrast to grasses and cereals which are narrow leaves. Selective weedkiller...
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What is a synapse?
A gap between two neurones.
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What does insulin do?
It makes the liver convert glucose into glycogen. This causes blood glucose levels to decrease.
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Name the hormone that is released if blood sugar is too high.
What is the role of progesterone in the menstrual cycle?
Produced by the ovary by the remains of the follicle. Maintains the lining of the uterus. When the level of progesterone falls the lining of the uteru...
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What happens during vasoconstriction?
The blood vessels supplying the skin constrict to close off the skins blood supply.
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What is a motor neurone?
Neurones that carry information from the CNS to the effectors.
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How does IVF work to help infertile couples?
FSH and LH are given to a woman to help eggs mature and release. Eggs are then collected from a woman's ovaries. The eggs are fertilised in a lab with...
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What is the contraceptive patch?
Contains same hormones as the pill. Patch is stuck under the skin (5cm x 5cm). Each patch lasts a week.
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What is a sensory neurone?
A neurone that carry information from the receptors to the CNS.