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Hormonal Communication - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Produces growth hormone which controls growth of bones and muscle
      - Produces ADH which increases reabsorption of water in the kidneys
      - Produces gonadotrophins which control development of testes or ovaries
    - - Produces thyroxine which controls metabolic rates and rates that glucose is used for energy and promotes growth
    - - Produces adrenaline which increases heart and breathing rates and raises blood glucose levels
    - - Produces testosterone which controls sperm production and secondary sexual characteristics
    - - Produces melatonin which affects reproductive development and daily cycles
    - - Produces thymosin which promotes production and maturation of white blood cells
    - - Produces insulin which converts excess glucose into glycogen in the liver
      - Produces glucagon to convert stored glycogen back into glucose in the liver
    - - Produces oestrogen which controls ovulation and secondary sexual characteristics
      - Produces progesterone which prepares uterus lining for an embryo