Biology Nerves and hormones

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  • Created on: 09-11-16 15:45
How can Oestrogen be used to stop fertility?
To stop the release of FSH which matures a fertilized egg
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What is a synapse?
The connection between two neurons
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Where is FSH produced?
The pituitary gland
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What produces hormones?
Glands
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What does LH do?
Stimulates the release of an egg
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What three hormones control the stages of the different stages of the menstrual cycle?
FSH, Oestrogen, LH
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What does Oestrogen do?
Causes the pituritary glands to produce LH, stops the release of FSH
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How does a signal transfer through a synapse?
Through chemical diffusion
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How long do the effects of hormones last?
Very long
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How many sense organs does the human body have?
Five
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What reflex action?
An automatic response which your body doesn't think about
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Where is LH produced?
In the pituitary gland
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In which order does LH, FSH, oestorgen happen?
FSH, Oestrogen, LH
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What does FSH do?
Causes an egg to mature in the ovaries and stimulates the ovaries to produce oestrogen
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What are motor neurons?
Nerve cells that carry signals as electrical pulse from the CNS to the effector muscles or gland
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What are hormones?
Chemical messengers sent in the blood
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Where is Oestrogen produced?
The ovaries
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