Hormones
Chemical messengers secreted into directly into blood and affect growth, development and body activities
what is hormone?
Endocrine glands that secret females hormones
What are ovaries?
The rates are increased in response to adrenaline
what are breathing, heart and blood clotting?
hormone that decrease the blood glucose level
What is insulin?
Mixed gland: exocrine part that secrets enzymes and endocrine that secrets hormones
What is pancreas?
organs are stimulated by adrenaline to increase the conversion of glycogen into glucose
what are liver and muscles?
A hormone that is secreted at puberty and responsible for developing secondary sexual characteristics in males
What is testosterone?
Master Gland ...controls other glands
what is pituitary gland?
Blood vessels that nourish skin and intestines are constricted
What are arterioles ?
Hormone that controls fight or flight response
what is adrenaline?
Endocrine glands that are located on the top of the kidneys
What are adrenal glands?
Part of eye that dilate when there is fight or flight situation
Pupil
Hormones secreted by small pea-sized gland that controls the functions of other endocrine gland
what are pituitary hormones?
is a part of the brain that contains a control center for many functions of the autonomic nervous system, and it has effects on the endocrine system
What is hypothalamus?
process inside the cells that provide the body with necessary energy by converting glucose in the presence of oxygen
what is aerobic respiration?