Name:
Hormones
You will learn what a hormone is
You will learn why the adrenaline hormone is important
A chemical substance, produced by a gland, is
carried by the bloodstream which alters the
activity of one ore more specific target organs.
Once the hormone has been used, it is
destroyed by the liver.
Important hormones released
into the bloodstream into the
blood stream include ADH
(anti-diuretic hormone),
adrenaline and insulin.
Its role is preparation for fight or flight.
This means: an automatic physiological reaction to an event
that is perceived as stressful or frightening.
Alternative name: Epinephrine
Produced in the center (medulla) of the adrenal glands
Key actions:
increase of heart rate
increase of blood pressure
expanding the air passage of the lungs
decreasing the sensitivity to pain
improve vision, hearing, and other senses
slowing digestion
alternating the body’s metabolism
redistributing the blood in the body
Hormones
You will learn what a hormone is
You will learn why the adrenaline hormone is important
A chemical substance, produced by a gland, is
carried by the bloodstream which alters the
activity of one ore more specific target organs.
Once the hormone has been used, it is
destroyed by the liver.
Important hormones released
into the bloodstream into the
blood stream include ADH
(anti-diuretic hormone),
adrenaline and insulin.
Its role is preparation for fight or flight.
This means: an automatic physiological reaction to an event
that is perceived as stressful or frightening.
Alternative name: Epinephrine
Produced in the center (medulla) of the adrenal glands
Key actions:
increase of heart rate
increase of blood pressure
expanding the air passage of the lungs
decreasing the sensitivity to pain
improve vision, hearing, and other senses
slowing digestion
alternating the body’s metabolism
redistributing the blood in the body
