Animal Coordination, Control and Homeostasis Flashcards
what are the 6 main places hormones are produced?
- pituitary Galen
- thyroid gland
- ovaries
- adrenal gland
- pancreas
- testes
what hormone is produced in the thyroid gland?
thyroxine, used for regulating temperature
what hormone is produced in the ovaries?
oestrogen
what hormone is produced in the adrenal gland?
adrenaline, for flight and fight responses
what hormone is produced in the pancreas?
insulin, regulate glucose levels
what hormone is produced in the testes?
testosterone, sperm production
where is adrenaline produced?
- adrenal gland
- above kidney
how does adrenaline prepare the body for flight or fight responses?
- increases oxygen and glucose supply
- causes heart to contract getting more blood to muscles
- liver breaks down glycogen stores into glucose
- increase blood glucose levels
- body ready fro action
what does thyroxine do and where does it come from?
- thyroid gland
- regulates metabolic rate
how does thyroxine control metabolic rate as an example of negative feedback?
- TSH is realised from the brain to tell the thyroid gland to release thyroxine
- blood thyroid level regulates
- but when it gets too high TSH will stop being sent
what are the 4 stages of the menstrual cycle?
- uterus breaks down and released
- uterus lining repaired
- egg develops and released
- lining then mentained
what is the role of oestrogen during the menstrual cycle?
-causes uterus lining to thicken and grow
what is the role of progesterone during the menstrual cycle?
- maintains lining
- releases FSH and LH
what are some methods of contraception?
- condom
- take oestrogen to stop egg development
- pill
- contreceptive patch
what are some of the pros and cons of hormonal and barrier contraceptive methods?
- hormonal more protective
- but they have bad side effects, headaches, mode changes