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a) Name a hormone secreted by the ovaries (1 mark). b) A female takes a contraceptive pill that increases the body's levels of progesterone. Explain what effects this has on the female's body and what effects that it has on her other hormones (3 marks)

a) Oestrogen or Progesterone b) FSH stimulates follicles in the ovaries to mature while progesterone has a "maintenance" function as it maintains the lining of the uterus. Progesterone also has an ...
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Describe evolution by natural selection and how this may lead to speciation?

A given population of biological organisms will show considerable genetic variation. This is initially (relatively speaking) a result of random mutation. However, as factors affecting survival and reproducti...
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Compare the differences between the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous system.

The sympathetic nervous system is most active in times of stress and acts to increase activity, such as by increasing heart rate, ventilatory rate and dilates pupils. It uses the neurotransmitter noradrenali...
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Outline how the first neurone communicates with the second neurone at a synapse.

The neurotransmitter e.g. Acetylcholine is excocytosed at the presynaptic membrane, the neurotransmitter diffuses across the synaptic cleft, down its concentration gradient, then attaching to complementary r...
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Guillain-Barré syndrome and multiple sclerosis both cause muscle weakness and loss of muscle function. Suggest and describe how the function of neuromuscular junctions will be affected by Guillain-Barré syndrome and multiple sclerosis.

As both disorders reduce the speed at which nerve impulses are conducted, there will be fewer action potentials conducted at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ). With fewer action potentials reaching the NMJ, l...
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