Hormones Flashcards
Adrenaline
makes your heart beat faster and helps you breathe more efficiently
Auxin
hormone found in the shoots of plants
Basic Metabolic Rate
the speed at which oxygen and food products react to release energy into the body
Benedict’s Test
test for sugar, turns orange
Biuret’s Test
test for protein
Chemotropism
the tropism that causes roots to grow towards soil minerals
Contraceptive Methods
ways to stop women getting pregnant
Oral Contraceptive
release FSH, therefore affecting the ovaries to make sure no eggs mature, preventing pregnancy, and prevent the uterus lining developing
Implant or Skin Patch
similar to the contraceptive, these release progesterone to prevent sperm reaching the egg due to thickened mucus
Barrier Methods
create a barrier, preventing the sperm from reaching the egg
Spermicide
kills sperm so it cannot reach the egg
Intrauterine Methods
small structures inserted not the uterus by a doctor which release either copper, which prevents early embryos implanting in the uterus, or progesterone, which thickens the mucus of the cervix, preventing pregnancy
Surgical Methods
involve cutting or tying either the man’s sperm ducts or the women’s oviducts
Vasectomy
where sperm ducts are cut or tied, stopping sperm from reaching the eggs
Hysterectomy
where oviducts are cut or tied, stopping eggs from reaching the sperm
Abstinence
not having sex prevents getting pregnant
Deamination
a process occurring in the liver that removes the amino group from an amino acid to produce ammonia
Endocrine System
a system made up of glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream to coordinate the body
Ethene
a plant hormone that causes fruit to ripen
Fertility Treatments
treatments that help couples conceive
Hormonal Treatments
involves changing people’s hormones to increase their chances of conceiving
Artificial Insemination
involves putting sperm in in an artificial way
IVF
In-Vitro Fertilisation
where the egg and sperm are put together outside the body and then placed inside the womb
FSH
Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
hormone that causes an egg to mature and stimulate the ovaries to produce oestrogen