Biology notes
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- Created on: 03-08-14 18:48
Form 5 -Definitions
Hormones : travel through the blood stream and influence target cells & changing their activity in various ways
Endocrine system : consists of ductless glands.
Pancreas : controls the amount of sugar in the body.
Islets : Secrete Hormones
Arterioles : a small blood vessle L
Adh - Anti-Diuretic hormone
Gh - Growth hormone
Fsh -Follicle stimulizing hormone
Lh - Lutenizing hormone
Tsh - tyroid stimulizing hormone
Cranial Nerves : Nerves connected to the brain
Spinial Nerves : Nerves connected to the spine
Nerve impulse : a nerve message thet is sent by a tiny localised pulse electricity
Nerve Fibres : Extra long nerve cell
Sensory receptors : organs that recieve a stimulus
Mylin sheath : Layer of fatty cells around the axon & dendrites
Dendron/Dendrites : a fibre that carries an impulse towards the body
Axon : carries impulse away from the cell body
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