CB7 - Homeostasis

Question 1

what hormones do these glands release?

• adrenal
• pituitary
• thyroid
• pancreas
• ovaries
• testes

Answer 1

• adrenaline
• growth hormone, ACTH, FSH, LH
• thyroxine
• insulin, glucagon
• oestrogen, progesterone
• testosterone

Question 2

what glands release hormones?

Answer 2

endocrine glands

Question 3

what are the differences between the nervous and hormonal response?

Answer 3

nervous response 
- receptor cells in stimulus organs 
- electrical signals through neurones
- short duration 
hormonal response 
- receptor cells on endocrine glands
- chemical messages through blood 
- long duration

Question 4

name one tissue or organ that a growth muscle affects. how does it affect the body by changing the way the tissue or organ works?

Answer 4

• muscles

- it stimulates the cells in muscles and bones to divide

Question 5

what is a metabolic rate?

how do you measure a resting metabolic rate?

Answer 5

the rate in which the energy stored in your food is transferred by all reactions in your body to keep you alive

it has to be measured when the body is at rest, in a warm room after the person has fasted for at least 12 hours

Question 6

which hormone stimulates the production of hormones from the thyroid and where is it secreted from?

Answer 6

TSH from the hypothalamus after being stimulated by the pituitary gland