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Endocrine System :, group 5
Allysa, Azi, Aya - Coggle Diagram
Endocrine System :
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Adrenal Gland
Adrenal Medulla
a. Epinephrine and norephinephrine (Adrenaline and noradrenaline) - increase levels of sugar and fatty acids in blood
b. Glucocorticoids - increase blood sugar
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endocrine hormones
types of hormones
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Non steroid hormones
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Peptide & Protein hormones --> made of peptide (small chain of polypeptide) or long chain of polypeptide
Example of hormones
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Amine hormone
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a class of chemical compounds that contain a single amino acid that has been modified into a hormone.
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Hypothalamus
a. Oxytocin - stimulates contraction of uterine muscles during childbirth, milk ejection/sperm ejection (through posterior pituitary)
b. Releasing and inhibiting hormones - stimulates release of hormones from anterior potuitary
c. Antidiuretic hormone - tells kidneys to reabsorb more water (through posterior pituitary)
Thyroid glands
Thyroxine - increases metabolic rate, regulates growth and development
Calcitonin - inhibits release of calcium from bones
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Testes
Testosterone - stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics and stimulates speratogenesis
Ovaries
Estrogen - causes development of female secondary sexual characteristic and maturation of eggs
Prosgetone - stimulates development of uterine lining and formation of placenta
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