Hormones

Question 1

What does the endocrine system contain

Answer 1

Endocrine glands

Question 2

What are hormones

Answer 2

Chemical molecules released into the blood
Control things that need constant adjustment
Have a long- lasting effect

Question 3

What is the pituitary gland

Answer 3

Regulates body conditions, also acts on other glands

Question 4

What is the thyroid gland

Answer 4

Produces thyroxine, regulating rate if metabolism, heart rate, temp

Question 5

Adrenal gland

Answer 5

Produces adrenaline, ready for a body response

Question 6

Ovaries

Answer 6

Producse oestrogen, involved in menstrual cycle

Question 7

What is the pancreas

Answer 7

Producses insulin, used to regulate the blood glucose lvl

Question 8

What are the testes

Answer 8

Produce testosterone, controls puberty and sperm production

Question 9

Difference between nerves and hormones

Answer 9

Nerves are much shorter and faster and aimed in a specific area, hormones are the opposite

Question 10

What hormones are involved in controlling blood glucose lvl

Answer 10

Insulin and glucagon

Question 11

What is added if blood glucose lvl is too high

Answer 11

Insulin, turns gkucose into glycogen

Question 12

What is added if blood glucose lvl is too low

Answer 12

Glucagon is added, turns glycogen into glucose

Question 13

Where is excess glucose stored

Answer 13

Stored as glycogen in the liver and muscles

Question 14

What part of the body produces hormones

Answer 14

Pancreas

Question 15

What is tyoe 1 diabetes

Answer 15

Pancreas produced little to no insulin

Question 16

What is type two diabetes

Answer 16

Someone is resistant to their own insulin

Question 17

Female reproductive hormone?

Answer 17

Oestrogen

Question 18

Male reproductive hirmone?

Answer 18

Testosterone

Question 19

What 4 hormones control the menstrual cycle?

Answer 19

FSH, Oestrogen, LH, Progesterone

Question 20

What is FSH?

Answer 20

-produced in pituitary gland
-causes eggs to mature
-stimulates ovaries to produce oestrogen

Question 21

What is Oestrogen?

Answer 21

-produced in ovaries
-lining of uterus grows
-stimukates the release of LH

Question 22

What is LH?

Answer 22

-in the pituitary gland
-stimulates the release of an egg at day 14

Question 23

What is progesterone?

Answer 23

-produced in ovaries
-maintains the lining of the uterus

Question 24

Types of contraception

Answer 24

-contraceptive patch(contains P and O)
-contraceptive implant( only P)
-contraceptive injection (only P)
-pill( contains P and O)

Question 25

Contraceptive methods that act as barriers?

Answer 25

Condoms, diaphragm, spermicide

Question 26

What can increase fertility?

Answer 26

-FSH and LH stimulate ovulation if levels are too low
-IVF