Hormones

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  • Created on: 24-09-20 17:13
Hormones
Chemical messengers released into blood plasma from an endocrine gland
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Hormonal System
Collection of glands in body that release hormones (slower than nervous system)
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Target Organ
Organ where a hormone has an effect and changes what organ does. The response is based on concentration of hormone
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Growth Hormone
Made in pituitary gland and stimulates cell division in muscles and bones and digestive system to absorb calcium
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Pituitary Gland
Releases FSH (follicle stimulating hormone), LH (luteinising hormone), ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone)
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Testosterone
Made in the testes, targets male reproductive hormones
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Oestrogen + Progesterone
Ovaries, targets female reproductive organs
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Thyroxine
Thyroid gland, targets liver and kidney
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Adrenaline
Adrenal glands, targets liver and heart , prepares body for action
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Insulin
Pancreas, targets liver and muscles
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Sex Hormones
Oestrogen+Testosterone, released mainly in puberty by reproductive organs, and stimulate release of growth hormones
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Collection of glands in body that release hormones (slower than nervous system)

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Hormonal System

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Organ where a hormone has an effect and changes what organ does. The response is based on concentration of hormone

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Made in pituitary gland and stimulates cell division in muscles and bones and digestive system to absorb calcium

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Releases FSH (follicle stimulating hormone), LH (luteinising hormone), ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone)

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