Hormonal Coordination

Question 1

Endocrine System

Answer 1

made up of glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream

Question 2

Insulin

Answer 2

controls your blood glucose

Question 3

Adrenaline

Answer 3

prepares your body for fight or flight

Question 4

Pituitary gland secretes:

Answer 4

. ADH
. FSH ( follicle stimulating hormone )
. TSH

Question 5

Pituitary gland

Answer 5

. Controls growth in children
. Stimulates the thyroid gland to make thyroxine to control the rate if metabolism
. In women - stimulates the ovaries to produce and release eggs and make the female sex hormone oestrogen
. In men - stimulates the testes to make sperm and the male sex hormone testosterone

Question 6

Thyroid gland

Answer 6

Controls the metabolic rate of the body

Question 7

Pancreas gland

Answer 7

Controls the levels of glucose in the blood

Question 8

Adrenal gland

Answer 8

Prepares the body for stressful situations

Question 9

Ovaries

Answer 9

Controls the development of the female secondary sexual characteristics

Question 10

Testes

Answer 10

Controls the development of the male secondary sexual characteristics

Question 11

Blood glucose too high:

Answer 11

. pancreas produces insulin
. glucose taken in by cells
. glucose converted to glycogen in liver

Question 12

Blood glucose too low:

Answer 12

. pancreas produces glucagon
. glycogen broken down to glucose
. amino acids/fats broken down

Question 13

Type 1 Diabetes

Answer 13

If your pancreas doesn’t make enough ( or any ) insulin, your blood glucose concentration is not controlled

Question 14

Type 2 Diabetes

Answer 14

The pancreas still makes insulin, although it makes less than your body needs.
Obesity, lack of exercise

Question 15

Treating Type 1 Diabetes

Answer 15

. replacement insulin before meals
. careful about the levels of carbohydrates you eat
. Insulin injections

Question 16

Curing Type 1 Diabetes

Answer 16

. Doctors can transplant a pancreas successfully
. Transplanting the pancreatic cells that make insulin from both living and dead donors have been tried, with limited success

Question 17

Treating Type 2 Diabetes

Answer 17

. eating a balanced diet with carefully controlled amounts of carbohydrates
. losing weight
. doing regular exercise
. drugs to help insulin work better

Question 18

Adrenaline causes:

Answer 18

. your heart rate and breathing rate to increase
. stored glycogen in the liver to be converted into glucose for respiration
. the pupils of your eyes to dilate and let in more light
. your mental awareness to increase

Question 19

Puberty in females

Answer 19

. 8 - 14 years old
. growth spurt
. growth of underarm hair and pubic hair
. breasts develop
. skin darkens
. fat is deposited on the hips, buttocks and thighs
. uterus grows and menstruation begins

Question 20

Puberty in males

Answer 20

. 9 - 15 years old
. growth spurt
. pubic hair
. underarm hair and facial hair growth
. larynx gets bigger and voice breaks
. skin darkens
. testes grow and become active
. shoulder and chest broaden as muscle develops

Question 21

FSH

Answer 21

cause the eggs in the ovary to mature

Question 22

LH

Answer 22

stimulates the release of the egg at ovulation

Question 23

oestrogen

Answer 23

stimulate the build up and maintenance of the uterus lining

Question 24

progesterone

Answer 24

stimulate the build up and maintenance of the uterus lining/

Question 25

Hormone-based contraception

Answer 25

. Contraceptive pill
. Implant
. Contraceptive patch

Question 26

Chemical methods

Answer 26

Spermicide

Question 27

Barrier methods

Answer 27

. Condom
. Cap