🩸
Hormones Notes
Date
Date Created
@September 27, 2022 11:22 AM
Status
New
Subject
Biology
HORMONE
GLAND
RELEASED
FROM
TARGET
ORGAN
EFFECT
Oestrogen
Ovaries
Ovaries, uterus
Controls puberty and menstrual cycle in
females, stimulates production of LH
and suppresses production of FSH
Progesterone
Ovaries
Uterus
Maintains the lining of the womb
LH
Pituitary gland
Ovaries
Triggers egg release and progesterone
production in ovaries
Follicle
stimulating
hormone (FSH)
Pituitary glands
Ovaries
Triggers egg ripening and oestrogen
production in ovaries
Insulin
Pancreas
Liver
Causes liver to take in glucose and
convert it to glycogen which is stored in
the liver
Glucagon
Pancreas
Liver
Causes liver to convert glycogen to
glucose which is released into the blood
Liver, heart,
blood vessels
Break down glycogen, contract more
rapidly and more strongly, widen
vessels going to muscles Breathing rate
increases, heart rate increases. This is
to increase the volume of oxygen to the
muscles
Adrenaline
Hormones Notes
Adrenal glands
1
HORMONE
Testosterone
GLAND
RELEASED
FROM
TARGET
ORGAN
EFFECT
Testes
Muscles,
voicebox
Lowers voice, increase in muscle mass,
leads to development of secondary
sexual characteristics
ADH
This stands for Anti Diuretic Hormone
It makes your body increase water retention in your blood, and is secreted by the
pituitary gland in the brain.
The hormone travels in your blood to your kidneys, to keep the water levels in your
blood correct (Osmoregulation)
Insulin
Controls the amount of glucose in the blood
Allows the body to remove the glucose from the blood and store it
When you have diabetes, you dont have enough insulin, so the kidneys have to work
harder to remove the glucose in the blood
Hormones Notes
2