Hormones

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What is the role of insulin?
Lowers blood glucose concentration- converts glucose to glycogen for storage in the liver
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What is the role of Glucagon?
Raises blood glucose concentration- converts glycogen in the liver, to glucose (Opposite of insulin).
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What is the role of Leptin?
Inhibits appetite
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What is the role of Thyroxine?
Regulates the metabolic rate and helps to control body temperature
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What is the role of Melatonin?
Controls circulatory rhymes
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What is the role of Testosterone?
Prenatal development of male genitalia, sperm production, development of male secondary sexual characteristics during puberty
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What is the role of FSH?
Stimulates the growth and development of the ovaries follicles (body containing eggs)
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What is the role of LH?
Triggers ovulation, the release of oocyte (egg) from the ovary
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What is the role of Oestrogen?
Prenatal of female reproductive organs and female secondary sexual characteristics during puberty. Causes the urethral lining to thicken
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What is the role of Progesterone?
Prenatal of female reproductive organs and female secondary sexual characteristics during puberty. Maintains the lining of the uterus
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What is the role of Glucagon?

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Raises blood glucose concentration- converts glycogen in the liver, to glucose (Opposite of insulin).

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What is the role of Thyroxine?

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What is the role of Melatonin?

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