horomones Flashcards
where is adrenaline secreted?
what is its role?
and what is its affect?
secreted from adernal glands
it readies the body for a fight or flight response
it increases heart rate, blood flow to muscles, and blood sugar levels
where is insulin sourced from?
what is its role?
and what is its effect?
its source is from the pancreas
helps control the blood sugar level
it stimulates the liver to turn glucose into glycogen for storage
what is the source of testostrone?
what is its role?
what is its effects?
its source is the testes
its role is the main male sex horomone
it promotes male secondary sexual characterstics
what is the source of progesterone?
what is its role?
what is its effects?
source is ovaries
its role is to support pregnancy
it maintains the lining of the uterus
what is the source of oestrogen
what is its role?
what is its effects?
source is ovaries
its role is main female sex horomone
controls the menstural cycle and promote female sexual characterstics
what is the source of ADH?
what is its role?
what is its effects?
source is pituitary gland
it controls water content
increases the permeability of the kidney tubules to water
what is the source of FSH and LH
what is their roles?
what is the effect if FSH
and what is the effect of LH
their source is pituatary gland
their roles is female sex horomone
FSH causes an egg to mature in an ovary, and stimulates the ovary to produce oestrogen
LH stimulates the release of an egg from an ovary
