Hormones Flashcards
1
Q
What are hormones, how do they travel and what are they made in.
A
Chemical messengers, travels through blood, made in glands.
2
Q
Where are all the 6 glands located
A
Brain - Pituitary gland Windpipe - Thyroid Top of Kidneys - Adrenal Pancreas - Around Stomach Ovaries Testes
3
Q
What does pituitary gland produce
A
FSH, TSH, LH
4
Q
What does the thyroid produce
A
thyroxine
5
Q
What does the pancreas make
A
insulin
6
Q
What does the adrenal make
A
Adrenaline
7
Q
What does the ovaries make
A
Oestrogen, Progesterone
8
Q
What does the testes make
A
testosterone
9
Q
How does the pituitary gland control the thyroid
A
TSH->Thyroxine->Metabolism
10
Q
What does the pancreas do to change glucose
A
Glucose->insulin->Glycogen stored in liver
