ROLES OF HORMONES IN HUMANS

WHAT ARE HORMONES ?

NAME ALL THE GLANDS THAT CAN BE FOUND IN THE HUMAN ENDOCRINE

SYSTEM .

WHY DOES THE PITUITARY GLAND IS

REGARDED AS THE

MASTERY GLAND ?

NAME THE HORMONES SECRETED

BY THE POSTERIOR

PITUITARY GLAND

NAME THE HORMONES SECRETED

BY THE ANTERIOR

PITUITARY GLAND

DESCRIBE THE REGULATION

OF HORMONE THYROXINE BY THE

HYPOTHALAMUS AND THE

ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND

NAME THE 3 WAYS IN WHICH HORMONES LEVEL ARE REGULATED IN OUR BODY

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE CLUSTERED SPECIALISED CELLS IN THE HYPOTHALAMUS THAT SECRETE HYPOTHALAMICRELEASING OR HYPOTHALAMICINHIBITING HORMONES

HOW DOES THE LEVEL OF INSULIN AND GLUCAGON IS REGULATED

IN OUR BODY ?

WHAT IS THE FUCTION OF TSH , ITS PRODUCING GLAND AND TARGET

ORGANS?

WHAT IS THE FUCTION OF GROWTH HORMONES , ITS PRODUCING GLAND AND TARGET

ORGANS?

WHAT IS THE FUCTION OF PROLACTIN , ITS

PRODUCING GLAND AND TARGET

ORGANS?

WHAT IS THE FUCTION OF ADH , ITS PRODUCING GLAND AND TARGET

ORGANS?

WHAT IS THE FUCTION OF ALDOSTERONE , ITS

PRODUCING GLAND AND TARGET

ORGANS?

WHAT IS THE FUCTION OF ADRENALINE , ITS

PRODUCING GLAND AND TARGET

ORGANS?

WHAT IS THE FUCTION OF INSULIN , ITS PRODUCING GLAND AND TARGET

ORGANS?

WHAT IS THE FUCTION OF GLUCAGON , ITS

PRODUCING GLAND AND TARGET

ORGANS?

WHAT IS THE FUCTION OF PROGESTERONE , ITS

PRODUCING GLAND AND TARGET

ORGANS?

WHAT IS THE FUCTION OF OESTROGEN , ITS

PRODUCING GLAND AND TARGET

ORGANS?

WHAT IS THE FUCTION OF ANDROGENS , ITS

PRODUCING GLAND AND TARGET

ORGANS?

INVOLVEMENT OF BOTH THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND ENDOCRINE SYSTEM IN THE FIGHT OR FLIGHT SITUATION

FIGHT OR FLIGHT RESPONSE

In emergencies/stressful situations (such as dog chases you, fire drill) we would want to save our lives. The sympathetic division of the Autonomic Nervous System will tell the hypothalamus to send impulse directly to the adrenal medulla to secrete adrenaline and noradrenaline.

These hormones rapidly causes body changes such as :

Increase in breathing rate (take up more oxygen) Increase in the heartbeat (to pump larger amount of oxygen and glucose to brain and skeletal muscle )

Blood pressure increases

Blood glucose level increases

Skeletal muscle becomes more energized TO FIGHT THE ENEMY OR FLEE FROM THE DANGER

HORMONAL IMBALANCE AND

RELATED DISEASES

The nervous system and endocrine system plays a major role in maintaining the homeostasis of the body . However, some poeple experience imbalance of hormones secretion (either overproduction or undersecretion ) resulting in some endocrine disorders .

OVERSECRETION

HORMONES/

UNDERSECRETION

-GIGANTISM (CHILDHOOD) -ACROMEGALY (ADULTHOOD) -INCREASE IN METABOLIC RATE OF THE BODY

GROWTH HORMONES

-DWARFISM

THYROXINE

-CRETINISM ( MENTAL REATRDATION DURING CHILDHOOD)

-MYXEDEMA (ADULTHOOOD)
-HYPOGLYCAMIA INSULIN ADH -DIABETES MELLITUS -DIABETES INSIPIDUS