B3 3 Keeping internal conditions constant

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4. Diabetes which is caused by the cells not responding to insulin. It is often associated with obesity and can be controlled with a careful diet.

5. The person who gives material from their body to another person who needs healthy tissues or organs, e.g. blood or kidneys.

6. A large organ in the abdomen which carries out a wide range of functions in the body.

8. The organ where urine is stored until it is released from the body.

10. The internal temperature of the body.

11. Organ which filters the blood and removes urea, excess salts and water.

12. The machine used to remove urea and excess mineral ions from the blood when the kidneys fail.

15. The person who receives a donor organ.

16. The liquid produced by the kidneys containing the metabolic waste product urea along with excess water and salts from the body.

18. The organ which controls and monitors blood sugar levels.

19. The response of the immune system to cells carrying foreign antigens. It results in the production of antibodies against the foreign cells and the destruction of those cells.

20. The waste product formed by the breakdown of excess amino acids in the liver.

23. The process of cleansing your blood through a machine when the kidneys have failed.

25. Diabetes which is caused when the pancreas cannot make insulin. It usually occurs in children and young adults and can be treated by regular insulin injections.

27. Replacing failed kidneys with a healthy kidney from a donor.

28. Transplanting tissues or organs from one species to another, e.g. pig organs into people.

29. A hormone involved in the control of blood sugar levels.

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1. The area of the brain which is sensitive to the temperature of the blood.

2. The varying amount of water and dissolved mineral ions that are taken back into the blood in the kidney, depending on what is needed in the body.

3. The state when the core body temperature falls below the normal range.

7. A condition in which it becomes difficult or impossible for your body to control the levels of sugar in your blood.

9. Stem cell with the potential to form a number of different specialised cell types, which are taken from an early embryo.

13. The maintenance of constant internal body conditions.

14. Yellow pigment that comes from the breakdown of haemoglobin in the liver.

17. Drugs which suppress the immune system of the recipient of a transplanted organ to prevent rejection.

21. To narrow.

22. A hormone involved in the control of blood sugar levels.

24. A structure in the kidney where substances are reabsorbed back into the blood.

26. To widen.

Dr Barker 2011