B11 Flashcards
What does the pancreas hormone control?
blood sugar levels
What hormone do the testes control?
Testosterone production
What do the hormone ovaries control?
menstrual cycle and pregnancy
What does the thyroid gland hormone control?
The body’s metabolic rate
What does the purity gland hormone control?
Controls other hormone production
What organ releases insulin?
Pancreas
What does the liver take in and what does it convert it to?
It takes glucose from the blood and convert it into glycogen
What is the difference between type one and type two diabetes?
Type one is to do with your pancreas, not producing enough insulin and type two is linked to obesity
Function of testosterone
Produces sperm, facial hair and muscle growth
Function of the sperm duct
Carries sperm from the testes to the urethra
Function of urethra
takes semen and the urine out of the penis
Function of the oviduct
Regulates fertilisation through sperm guidance
Function of the uterus
Baby develops
Function of Ovary
Releases a mature egg once
Function of the Vagina
Where sperm is deposited