In dim light a reflex is triggered to make the pupil dilate. The CIRCULAR muscles RELAX and the RADIAL muscles CONTRACT.
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How does a dialysis machine work?
In a dialysis machine the patients blood flows between a partially permeable membrane surrounded by dialysis fluid. The dialysis fluid contains the sa...
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Explain how the eye focuses on something that is near to it.
The ciliary muscles contract which slacken the suspensory muscles. This causes the lens to become fat (more curved) so increases how much light is ben...
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What makes up the central nervous system?
The brain or spinal cord
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What is the iris?
A muscle that controls the diameter of the pupil and how much light enters. The coloured part of the eye.
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What are the four stages of the menstrual cycle?
1) Menstruation-the uterus lining breaks down2) The uterus lining builds up again3) Ovulation-Around day 14 a egg is released from an ovary.4) The wal...
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How can type II diabetes be treated?
It can be controlled by eating a carbohydrate controlled diet and getting regular exercise.
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What effect does auxin have on shoots and roots?
Auxin promotes growth in shoots and inhibits growth in roots.
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What happens after the receptors?
Receptors send messages to the CNS via the sensory neurone.
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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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What is produced as a waste product of deamination?
Ammonia is produced as a waste product. Ammonia is toxic so it is converted into urea in the liver.
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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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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...