Hormones 2.0

Question 1

Where are hormones secreted by

Answer 1

glands

Question 2

What systems are hormones part of

Answer 2

body’s endocrine system

Question 3

How are hormones transported and what impact does this have on the efficiency

Answer 3

They are transported by te blood around the body, including the brain
it is much slower

Question 4

Example of a hormone

Answer 4

Cortisol

Question 5

Where is cortisol secreted by

Answer 5

the adrenal cortex glands ( inside the kidney)

Question 6

What type of hormone is it and what its function

cortisol

Answer 6

Steriod hormone related to immune system functioning

Question 7

What does high levels of cortisol lead to

Answer 7

health risks like suppressed immunity and high blood pressure.

Question 8

Besides physical effects, what does high levels of cortisol cause

Answer 8

poorer performance on retrieval tasks of memory

Question 9

On the contrary, what are some benefits of short term cortisol

Answer 9

improve learning and the processing of information

Question 10

Study to use

Answer 10

Ackermann et al (2013)

Question 11

How results linked to the theory

Answer 11

Stronger decreases in cortisol levels during retrieval testing were associated with better recall of pictures