Chemical co-ordination Flashcards
3 types of chemical messengers
i) Neurotraansmitters
ii) pheromones
iii) Hormones
Define neurotransmitters
These are chemicals which act at neurons. To stimulate nerve impulse
Define Pheromones
These chemical messengers are released from one living to act/excite/signal another living of same specie.
Word Hormone origion
Hormone–>Greek–>Hormon——>Excite.
Hormones are secreted by the
Glands
Types of Hormones on their chemical categories
i) Peptide
ii) protein
iii) Ammino acid
iv) Steroid
examples of peptide hormones
ADH
example of protein hormones
i) Somatotropin
ii)Insulin
iii)gonadotrpic
Example of Ammino acid derivatives hormone
epinephrine, nor epinephrine, melatonin,
Ammino acid which are modified.
i) tyrosine
ii) tryptophan
Tyrosine modification result
Catecholamine (biogenic amine) ——> at adrenal medulla ——–> epinephrine and nor epinephrine
other names of epinephrine and nor epinephrine
adrenaline and nor adrenaline
Peptide hormones
i) ADH or Vasopressin
ii) Oxytocin
iii) MSH
iv) ACTH
v) parathormone
vi) calcitonin
All posterior pituitary gland hormones are ___________ in chemical category
Peptide hormones
Steroid Hormones are
i) Gonads (testes and ovaries) hormones
ii) Adrenal cortex hormones (Cortisone)