B11 - Hormonal Coordination Flashcards
What is the second Co-Ordination and Control System in the Body called?
The Endocrine System.
The Endocrine System is made up of _______ that secrete Chemicals called _________ directly into the Bloodstream.
Glands…Hormones…
Blood carries the _______ to a Target _____ where it produces an effect.
Hormones…Organ…
Hormones that give a rapid response include ________ and ___________.
Insulin…Adrenaline…
What does Insulin do?
Controls the Blood Glucose.
What does Adrenaline do?
Prepares your body for ‘Fight or Flight’.
Which Two Hormones are slow-acting but with long-term effects?
Growth and Sex Hormones.
Endocrine Glands are Co-Ordinated and Controlled by the ___________ Gland.
Pituitary.
The Pituitary Gland is the ________ Gland.
Master.
The ____________ Gland secretes several ___________ into the Blood in response to Body Conditions.
Pituitary…Hormones…
Some Hormones act on other _______ and stimulate them to release Hormones to bring about specific effects.
Glands.
The Follicle Stimulating Hormone (___) stimulates the Ovaries to make the Female Sex Organ Oestrogen.
FSH.
The Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (___) stimulates the Thyroid ______ to make Thyroxine, a Hormone that helps control the rate of Metabolism in the Body.
TSH…Gland…
What are the Seven key Endocrine Glands?
Pituitary, Thyroid, Pancreas, Adrenal, Glands, Ovaries and Testes.
What does the Pituitary Gland control?
Growth in Children.
What does the Thyroid Gland control?
The Metabolic rate of the Body.
What does the Pancreas Gland control?
The level of Glucose in the Blood.
What does the Adrenal Gland prepare the Body for?
Stressful situations.
What do the Ovary Glands control?
The Menstrual Cycle.
What do the Testicular Glands control?
Production of Sperm.
What controls your Blood and Glucose Concentration?
Pancreas.
The Pancreas produces the Hormone ________.
Insulin.
Insulin allows Glucose to move from the _______ into the Cells and be stored as ___________ in the Liver and Muscles.
Blood…Glycogen…
What happens in Type 1 Diabetes?
Blood Glucose may rise to fatally high levels because the Pancreas does not produce enough Insulin.
What happens in Type 2 Diabetes?
The Body stops responding to its own Insulin.
What do you need to do if you have Type 1 Diabetes?
Have Replacement Insulin before Meals (Injection).
What does the Injected Insulin do?
Allows Glucose to be taken into Body Cells and and be converted to Glycogen in the Liver.
What are the Two key ways to possibly cure Type 1 Diabetes?
Doctors could Transplant a Pancreas or Transplant the Pancreatic Cells that make Insulin.
What is linked to (Symptoms of) Type 2 Diabetes?
Obesity, Lack of Exercise or Old Age.
How do People with Type 2 Diabetes restore their Normal Blood Glucose?
Eating a Balanced Diet, Losing Weight and Doing Exercise.
For Type 2 Diabetes, there are Drugs that:
Help Insulin work better, Help your Pancreas produce Insulin or reduce the amount of Glucose you absorb.
Puberty is when the Reproductive _______ become active and the Body takes on its Adult form.
Organs.
During Puberty, the Reproductive _________ control the Development of the Secondary Sexual Characteristics.
Hormones.
We are Born with ___________ Sexual Characteristics.
Primary.
What are the Primary Sexual Characteristics in Girls?
Ovaries.
What are the Primary Sexual Characteristics in Boys?
Testes.
What is the main Female Reproductive Organ?
Oestrogen.
What produces Oestrogen?
Ovaries.
At Puberty, Eggs begin to mature in the ______ and one is released every ___ Days at Ovulation.
Ovary…28…
What is the main Male Reproductive Hormone?
Testosterone.
What is Testosterone produced by?
The Testes.
What does the Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) cause?
It causes the Eggs in the Ovary to mature.
What does the Luteinising Hormone (LH) Stimulate?
It stimulates the release of the Egg at Ovulation.
What do Oestrogen and Progesterone stimulate?
They both stimulate the build-up and maintenance of the Uterus Lining.
What is Contraception?
A method of Preventing Pregnancy.
Oral Contraceptives use Female __________ to prevent _____________.
Hormones…Pregnancy…
The Contraceptive Pill contains low does of __________ and Progesterone.
Oestrogen.
Some Contraceptive Pills contain only ______________.
Progesterone.
What is an effect of the Contraceptive Pill?
Increased risk of Breast Cancer.
Chemicals that Kill or Disable Sperm are known as ___________.
Spermicides.
Barrier Methods of Contraception prevent Sperm from reaching the ____.
Egg.
Intrauterine Devices are small structures inserted into the ________ by a Doctor which last usually 3-5 ______.
Uterus…Years…
If People do not want to make children, then can be Surgically ____________.
Sterilised.
What are the Seven Methods of Contraception?
Oral Contraceptives, Hormonal Injection, Implants, Barrier Method, Intrauterine Devices, Spermicidal Agents and Surgical Sterilisation.
