HORMONES DESCRIBE HOW THEY EFFECT YOU! THE BODY RESPONDING TO STIMULI: WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR… N E RVO U S S YS T E M : HORMONES: COPY DOWN THE FOLLOWING SLIDE CHEMICAL MESSAGES GOING FROM A to B E TO T Endocrine gland to Target organs Growth hormone via the blood PITUITARY GLAND MUSCLE & BONE CHEMICAL MESSAGES GOING FROM A to B E TO T Endocrine gland to Target organs Growth hormone via the blood PITUITARY GLAND SMALL INTESTINE TO ABSORB MORE CALCIUM (for stronger bones) H OW C A N YO U EXPLAIN THE EXTREME HEIGHTS OF THESE MEN? ( R E F E R TO THE P I T U I TA RY GLAND) A G E T R E A DY TO D R AW A N OT H E R M A P O F S O M E O F T H E B O DY ’ S E N D O C R I N E G L A N D S ‘ E TO T ’ F L OW C H A RT ANSWERS S WA P A N D M A R K 6 MARKS • ENDOCRINE GLAND INCREASES amount of hormone • Into BLOOD • Tells TARGET ORGAN/ENDOCRINE GLAND to INCREASE GROWTH HORMONE • Growth hormone acts on target organs to INCREASE GROWTH/UPTAKE OF CALCIUM • GIVES EXAMPLES OF ENDOCRINE GLANDS AND TARGET ORGANS • ANSWER IS WRITTEN WELL (FLOWS IN SEQUENCE ETC.) END