IGCSE Biology Coordination and Response

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Along with what other substances are hormones an example of chemical coordination?
Plant growth substances
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Define Hormones
Hormones are chemical substances produced by a gland and carried by the blood, which alter the activity of one or more target organs
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Where are animal hormones produced?
In specialized organs called endocrine (ductless) glands
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How do endocrine glands secrete their products
directly into the blood
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An example of digestive glands
Salivary glands
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How do salivary glands secrete their products?
Via a tube/duct
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What organ is an example of both ways?
Pancreas
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Provide detail into how the pancreas has both ways
It has both exocrine digestive enzymes which secrete their products via a duct and endocrine hormones which are secreted directly into the bloog
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How are hormones distributed all over the body?
By blood
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Although hormones are distributed all over the body, what areas do they actually have an affect on?
special target cells or target organs
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How do hormones affect these areas specifically?
They speed up or slow down their actions
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What it is called when hormones only have affect on a specific organ?
Localized effect
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Give the name of a hormone which has a wider influence and the place it is produced in the body
adrenaline, adrenal medulla
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Define Hormones

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Where are animal hormones produced?

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How do endocrine glands secrete their products

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