Body Development year 9 yearly Flashcards
Where are hormones made
Endocrine glands
How do hormones travel through the body
Through the blood stream
What do hormones do to the body
Growth
Sexual reproduction
Metabolism
List all the endocrine glands
Hypothalamus Parathyroid glands Thyroid gland Adrenal glands Testes Ovaries Pancreas Thymus gland Pituitary Pineal gland
What Type of hormone does the parathyroid gland make
Parathormone
Hormone created by the Thyroid gland
Thyroxine
What hormone does the adrenal glands make
Adrenaline
What hormones do the testes make
Testostorone
What hormones do ovaries create
Oestrogen and progesterone
What does parathormone do
Regulates calcium levels in blood
What does thyroxine do
Regulates cell growth and activity
What does adrenaline do
Increases heart rate and blood pressure in times of fright and increases the amount of energy in muscles
What does Testostorone do
Develops the male reproductive system
Control male puberty changes
What does oestrogen and progesterone
Development of breasts and reproductive system
Regulates menstrual cycle
controls pregnancy
What hormone does the pancreas make
Insulin and glucagon
What hormone dose the thymus gland make
Thymosin
What hormone does the pineal gland make
Melatonin
What does insulin and glucagon do
Regulates glucose levels in blood
What does Thymosin do
Stimulate the production of white blood cells
What does melatonin do
Controls sleeping and waking patterns
What does oxytocin do
It causes the uterus to contract during labor
It allows the production of milk from breast
The stages of the menstrual cycle(5)
The walls of the uterus begin to thicken
Egg is released
Progesterone is released preparing for pregnancy
If pregnancy happens the uterus is maintained
If pregnancy does not happen then the lining on the uterus is shed
What does Hiv
Human immune virus
