Hormones

Question 1

Endocrine system

Answer 1

Works along the coordination system to coordinate and control your body, reacting to changes in the internal and external environment.

Question 2

Hormones

Answer 2

Chemical messengers which travel in the blood to its target organ, where it binds to receptors on the cell membranes to trigger an effect.

Question 3

Insulin

Answer 3

Controls your blood glucose.

Question 4

Adrenaline

Answer 4

Prepares your body for fight or flight.

Question 5

Pituitary gland

Answer 5

A very small but powerful endocrine gland found in the brain.

Question 6

AHD

Answer 6

Affects the amount of urine produced by the kidney, and growth hormone, which controls the rate of growth in children.

Question 7

FSH or follicle simulating hormone

Answer 7

Simulates the ovaries to make the female sex hormone oestrogen

Question 8

Ovaries

Answer 8

Controls the development of the female secondary sexual characteristics and is involved in the menstrual cycle.

Question 9

Oestrogen

Answer 9

A female sex hormone.