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WorksheetsHormones and Homeostasis
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is homeostasis?
(a)
What is controlled in homeostasis?
fluid balance
blood pressure
temperature
blood glucose
what is an example of a positive feedback loop?
milk production
hyperglycaemia
being cold
too warm
what are the type(s) of hormones?
peptide
sugar
steroid
amine
how can hormone signalling occur?
epicrine-gap junction
neurocrine-synaptic clefts
paracrine-interstitial fluid
endocrine-blood circulation
exocrine-excreted to exterior
What is the role of ACTH?
controls thyroid hormone
release cortisol
menstrual cycle
gonad function
What is the role of follicle stimulating hormone?
growth of eggs & menstrual cycle
milk production
sperm production
cell growth
What is the role of thyroid stimulating hormone?
thyroid hormone control
cell growth
adrenalin
stress hormone
what is the function of prolctin?
cell growth
gonad production
mammary glands
milk production
What is the role of the lutenizing hormone?
gonad function
cell grwoth
release cortisol
womb contraction
what is the role of the growth hormone?
milk production
cell growth
gonad function
water retention
what is the role of oxytocin?
water retention
milk production
womb contractions
cell growth
what is the role of the antidiuretic hormone?
water retention regulation
blood glucose levels
milk production
thyroid hormone control
what is the role of T4 and T3?
metabolic maintenance
lower calcium levels
raise calcium levels
cell growth
what hormone acts opposing calcitonin?
thyroxine
luteinizing hormone
parathyroid hormone
growth hormone
what does calcitonin do?
(a)
what does the parathyroid hormone do?
(a)
what is the role of aldosterone?
blood pressure
water & salt levels
stress response
raises calcium
what is the role of epinephrine and norepinephrine?
fight or flight
cell growth
stress levels
lower blood sugar
what hormone lowers blood sugar levels?
cortisol
glucagon
insulin
inhibin
which hormone raises blood glucose levels?
(a)
what is the role of testosterone?
inhibit fsh secretion
prepares body for pregnancy
sperm production
increases calcium levels
