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B11 Hormonal coordination Flashcards

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ADH

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anti-diuretic hormone helps control the water balance of the body and affects the amount of urine produced by the kidney

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adrenaline

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hormone that prepares the body for flight or fight

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auxin

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a plant hormone that controls the responses of plants to light (phototropism) and gravity (gravitropism)

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contraception

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methods of preventing pregnancy which usually involve preventing the sperm and egg from meeting

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endocrine system

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the glands that produce the hormones that control many aspects of the development and metabolism of the body, and the hormones they produce

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follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

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causes the eggs to mature in the ovary

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gibberellins

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plant hormones that are important in initiating seed germination

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glucagon

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hormone involved in the control of blood sugar levels

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gravitropism

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the response of a plant to gravity

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hormones

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chemicals produced in one area of the body of an organism that have an effect on the functioning of another area of the body. In animals hormones are produced in glands

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insulin

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hormone involved in the control of blood sugar levels

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oestrogen

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female sex hormone that controls the development of secondary sexual characteristics in girls at puberty, and the build-up and maintenance of the uterus lining during the menstrual cycle

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ovaries

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female sex organs that produce eggs and sex hormones

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ovulation

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the release of a mature egg (ovum) from the ovary

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phototropism

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the response of a plant to light, controlled by auxin

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pituitary gland

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endocrine ‘master gland’ found in the brain that secretes a number of different hormones into the blood in response to different conditions to control other endocrine glands in the body

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testosterone

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the main male sex hormone that controls the male secondary sexual characteristics at puberty and the production of sperm

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tropism

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the responses of plant roots and shoots to environmental stimuli such as light or gravity

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type 1 diabetes

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a disorder where the pancreas fails to produce sufficient insulin

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type 2 diabetes

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a disorder where the body cells no longer respond to the insulin produced by the pancreas

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