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Transcript
Hormone – A hormone is a chemical secreted by an endocrine
and carried in the
to target organs
where it performs a specific
.
Functions of Hormones – The varying actions performed by
hormones may be fast-acting (e.g. Adrenaline is a hormone that
up the heart and breathing rates when we get a
fright), or may be slow-acting (e.g. Human Growth Hormone
regulates the many body processes involved in
).
ENDOCRINE HORMONE
GLAND
SECRETED
Pituitary
human growth
hormone
antidiuretic
hormone
Thyroid
thyroxine
TARGET
ORGAN
all cells
Parathyroid
parathyroid
hormone
adrenaline
('fight or flight'
hormone)
insulin
bones,
kidneys
most cells
glucagon
all cells
oestrogen
sex organs
progesterone
sex organs
testosterone
sex organs,
muscle
Adrenal
Pancreas
Gonads
(Testes and
Ovaries)
kidneys
all cells
all cells
EFFECT ON
BODY
