week 20

Question 1

Describe humoral stimulation

Answer 1

When the concentration of a particular solutes in the blood moves out of it’s set point range, it triggers the release of a hormone. When the ion/nutrients returns back into it’s set point range, it inhibits further release of the release of the hormone.

Question 2

Describe Neural stimulation

Answer 2

Action potential in a nerve stimulates the releases the releases the release of a hormone. When nerve stimulation of an endocrine gland stops, there is no further release of that hormone.

Question 3

Describe Hormonal stimulation

Answer 3

A hormone from one gland stimulates the release of a hormone from another gland. When levels of the final hormone released rise, it inhibits the release of the hormone that stimulated it in the first place.

Question 4

Recognise other organs, tissues and cell in the body that release hormones

Answer 4

• heart
• adipose tissue
• nerves
• stomach
• small intestines
• kidneys
• thymus
• bone
• skeletal muscles
• skin