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Adrenaline and thyroxine
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What does the thyroid secrete?
Thyroxine
, which
controls
your body‘s
metabolic rate.
What does the body do when the metabolic rate is to low?
•Hypothalamus
in the
brain release TRH
•Causes pituitary gland
to
release TSH
•Which
causes
thyroid
to
release
more
thyroxine
The adrenal gland secrete what and what does it do?
Releases
adrenaline
into your body which increases
blood flow
and
breathing rate
to prepare you for
‘fight
or
flight’