Hormones in Animals

• The hypothalamus secretes hormones that regulate the pituitary gland.
• Hypophyseal portal system is a network of blood vessels connecting the anterior lobe to the posterior lobe, allowing for communication between them.
• Pituitary glands are located at the base of the brain and secrete various hormones into the bloodstream.
• Fight or Flight hormones are released when we are in danger and our body prepares for a fight or flight response
• Adrenaline: a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands that increases rates of blood circulation, breathing, and carbohydrate metabolism and prepares muscles for exertion
• Iodine is necessary for the thyroid gland
• Thyroxine regulates carbhohydrates protein fat
• If there is an iodine deficit in our body there is a possiblility for us to suffer from a disease called goitre (swollen neck)
• Growth hormone stimulates growth and cell division
• Growth harmone regulates growth in our body tall means more short means less
• testosterone in males and oestrogen in females
• Diabetes: a disease in which the body’s ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired, resulting in abnormal metabolism of carbohydrates and elevated levels of glucose in the blood.
• Insulin: A hormone produced by the pancreas that regulates the amount of sugar (glucose) in the bloodstream.