Hormones

• Pituitary gland

  • The master gland
  • Secretes hormones into the blood to have an effect on the body or stimulate other hormones to do so
• Pancreas

  • Secretes insulin
  • Controls blood glucose levels
• Thyroid

  • Secretes thyroxine
  • Controls metabolic rate (heart rate & temperature)
• Adrenal gland

  • Secretes adrenaline
  • Involved in the fight or flight mode
• Ovaries

  • Secretes oestrogen
  • Involved in the menstrual cycle
• Testes

  • Secretes testosterone
  • Involved in the production of sperm