biology- nerves and hormones

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what produces hormones?
glands
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what does oestrogen do?
causes the piturartry gland to release LH and inhibits the release of FSH
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what is a reflex action?
an automatic response
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how many sense organs does the human body have?
5
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how can oestrogen be used to stop fertility?
to inhibit the release of FSH which matures a fertalised egg
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where is oestrogen produced?
the ovaries.
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how long do the effects of hormones last?
a very long time
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what does FSH do?
causes an egg to mature in one of the ovaries and stimulates the egg to produce oestrogen
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what are hormones?
chemicals, 'messangers', in the blood
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what three hormones control the different stages of the menstral cycle
FSH, LH, oestrogen
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where is FSH produced?
the pituitary gland
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what does LH do?
stimulates the release of an egg
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what is a synapse
a connection between two neurons
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in what order to FSH, LH and oestrogen come in?
FSH, oestrogen and LH
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where is LH produced
the pituitary gland
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how does a sygnal transfer to a synapse?
through chemical diffusion
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what are motor neurons?
nerve cells that carry signals through an electrical pulse from the CNS to the effector
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