Hormones

Question 0

What even are hormones

Answer 0

Chemical impulses sent on the blood

Question 1

Differences between nerves and hormones

Answer 1

Nerves last for a short time and act on a precise area and have a fast message

Hormones have a slower message that acts for a long time and in a more general way

Question 2

How are hormones carried

Answer 2

Blood plasma

Question 3

ADH

Answer 3

Source: pituitary gland
Role:controls water content
Effect: increases permeability of kidney tubules to water

Question 4

Adrenaline

Answer 4

Source:adrenal glands
Role:readies body for fight or flight
Effects:increases heart rate, blood flows to muscles and blood sugar level

Question 5

Testosterone

Answer 5

Source:testes
Role:main male sex hormone
Effects: make secondary characteristics w.g. Facial hair

Question 6

Insulin

Answer 6

Source:pancreas
Role:helps control the blood sugar level
Effects:stimulates the liver to turn glucose into glycogen for storage

Question 7

Progesterone

Answer 7

Source:ovaries
Role:main female sex hormone
effects: controls the menstrual cycle and promotes female secondary characteristic e.g. Widening of hips