B11 - Hormonal Coordination Flashcards
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How the body is controlled by chemicals called hormones .
The Endocrine system .
What is the endocrine system ?
-It contains a number of GLANDS , These glands secrete hormones directly into the BLOOD STREAM .
-The blood carries the hormones all around thebody .
-But ech hormone acts on specific traget organs where it produces an EFFECT .
ONE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM ?
-The nervous system uses electrical impusles which travel down neurones .
-Wheres the endocrine system uses hormones which are chemicals these are carried in the blood stream .
ANOTHER DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM ?
-Whereas signalling in the nervous system is extremely fast .
-The endocrine tends to produce a much slower effect , which is also longer lasting .
ONE KEY GLAND IN THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM - THE PANCREAS
-Releases hormones involved in controlling the concentration of glucose in the blood .
ANOTHER KEY GLAND IN THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM - OVARIES AND TESTES
-Release hormones involved in puberty and in reproduction .
THIRD KEY GLAND IN THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM - THE THYROID GLAND
-Produces hormones invovled in growth and regulating the body’s basal metabolic rate (how rapidly the bodies reactions take place ,)
FOURTH KEY GLAND IN THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM - THE ADRENAL GLANDS
They release the hormone adrenline which is produced in times of fear or stress.
Final KEY GLAND IN THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM - THE PITUITARY GLAND .
-Located in the BRAIN .
-It is extremely important , scientist ca;; the pituitary gland a MASTER GLAND as the pituitary gland releases a number of diferent hormones into hte blood depending on the conditions .
KEY POINT ABOUT PITUITAYR GLANDS .
-The pituitary hormones act on other glands causing other homes oto be released .
-By acting on other glands , the pituitary hormones can trigger a range of different effects in the body .
What is glucose needed for ?
-Glucose is needed by eveyr cells to release energy for respiration .
-So it is very important that the concentration of glucose is kept constant as possible . THIS IS PART OF HOMEOSTASIS .
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU EAT A CARBOHHYDRATE RICH MEAL AND YOUR BLOOD GLCUOSE GOES UP .
-Blood glucose concentration is monitored by the pancres .
-After a meal rich in carbohydrates , the concnetraiton of glucose in the blood can rise.
-This is sensed by Tthe PANCREAS . the pancreas then produces the hromone INSULIN .
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU EAT A CARBOHHYDRATE RICH MEAL AND YOUR BLOOD GLCUOSE GOES UP . Stage two
-Insulin travels in the bloodstream all around the body and it triggers the body cells to take up the glucose from the blood .
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU EAT A CARBOHHYDRATE RICH MEAL AND YOUR BLOOD GLCUOSE GOES UP . STAGE THREE
Insulin also triggers liver and muscles cells to store excess glucose as a stroage moelcule called glycogen .
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU EAT A CARBOHHYDRATE RICH MEAL AND YOUR BLOOD GLCUOSE GOES UP . Stage four
-As glucose is being taken out of the blood +stored the concentration of glusoe in the blood returns to is normal level . AKA HOMESTASIS HAS TKAEN PLACE .
In some people , their blood glucose control does not work effectively .
These people have diabetes .
WHAT HAPPENS IN TYPE 1 DIABETES
The pancreas doe snot produce enough insulin .
WHAT HAPPENS IN TYPE 1 DIABETES
The pancreas does not produce enough insulin .
What does the graph show ?
-Graph shows blood glucose in a person with type 1 , diabetes as a person who does not have diabetes .
-At the start of the experiment , both people ate a meal containing the same amount of carbohydrate .
What does star one show
-In both cases , the concentration of glucose in the blood rises .
-In ther person WITHOUT DIABETES , the blood glucose concenrations rapidly returns to its normal level . Due to the effect to Insulin .
Star one (2)
-However , with a perosn with type 1a high level .
* diabetes . the blood glucsoe conentrations rises and then stays at a high level .
-That is because the pancreas cannot produce a sufficent amount of insulin .
How do people with type 1 diabetes treat their condition
-They monitortheir blood glucose concentration and inject themselves with insulin if the blood glucose rises too much example after A CARB HIGH MEAL .
WHat does star two on the graph show ?
-When the person with type 1 diabetes injects themseles with insulin , you can see that thier lood glucose concentration can fall .
Type 2 diabetes
-The body cells stop responding tto insulin produced by the pancreas .
-Again in these patients , blood glucose leevsl rise too ghigh .