Mineralocorticoids:
Produces aldosterone which helps control blood pressure by balancing ____ and ______ concentrations in the blood and body fluid. Its release is mediated by signals triggered by the ______
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Androgens:
Small amount of male and female sex hormones released. Their impact is smaller compared to large amounts of hormones such as ______ and ________. Important for women especially after _______.
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The hormones released are controlled by the stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system. What are the 2 hormones released by the adrenal medulla?
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Adrenaline:
Increases the _____ rate, sending blood quickly to the brain and muscles. Rapidly increases blood glucose levels by converting _______ into ______ in the liver.
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Noradrenaline:
Works with adrenaline in response to stress. Produces effects such as increase _____ rate, widening _____, widening of ___ passages in the lungs, narrowing of ______
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Pancreas has 2 main functions:
The exocrine gland produces enzymes and releases them via a duct into the ________
The endocrine gland produces hormones and releases them into the _____
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Role as an exocrine gland:
Most of the pancreas is made up of exocrine _______ tissue, responsible for producing digestive enzymes and pancreatic _____. These are secreted into pancreatic duct and from here released into the ________. The pancreas produce
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Role as an endocrine gland:
The pancreas produces _____ and _______ which regulates blood glucose concentration. There are small regions of endocrine tissue called islets of _________ which produce these hormones and release them into the bloodstream.
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Islets of Langerhans:
______ stained
_____ and spherical clusters
______ pancreatic tissue
produce and secrete _______
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Pancreatic acini:
______ stained
_____, berry-like clusters
_______ pancreatic tissue
produce and secrete ______
