adrenaline and thyroxine

Question 1

where is adrenal gland located?

Answer 1

just above the kidneys

Question 2

when is adrenaline produced?

Answer 2

during times of fear or stress

Question 3

describe the effects of adrenaline?

Answer 3

increases heart rate, which allows more oxygen and glucose to be delivered to brain and muscles, to prepare body for aerobic respiration which prepares body for fight or flight

Question 4

where is thyroid gland found?

Answer 4

base of the neck

Question 5

what are the 2 functions of thryoxine?

Answer 5

thyroxine stimulates body’s basal metabolic rate
thyroxine plays important role in growth and development

Question 6

when is thyroxine released?

Answer 6

released in response to TSH, which is released from pituitary gland

Question 7

level of thyroxine in blood is controlled by a negative feedback cycle, what is this?

Answer 7

when your body detects level of a substance has gone above or below normal level, it triggers a response to bring the level back to normal again