hormones and behavior

Question 1

Cortisol

Answer 1

a stress hormone that is secreted by the adrenal cortex. Responsible for the breakdown of glucose in the fight or flight response. Appears to be linked to hippocampal cell loss and memory dysfunction.

Question 2

Glucocorticoids

Answer 2

stress hormones that help with the metabolism of glucose. They are released during stress to assist with the “Fight or Flight” response.

Question 3

Pheromone

Answer 3

ecto-hormones’ as they are chemical messengers that are emitted into the environment from the body where they can then activate specific physiological or behavioural responses in other individuals of the same species.

Question 4

Testosterone

Answer 4

The male sex hormone. Secreted by the testes in males and the ovaries in females.