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Hormones
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Hormones
General
- Hormones are chemical substances
- They are produced by a gland & carried by the blood
- Hormones alter the activity of 1 or more target organs
- Once used they are destroyed by the liver
Types of Hormones
- Growth Hormone
- Found: Pituitary Gland
- Causes growth
- Insulin
- Found: Pancreas
- Controls blood sugar
- Adrenaline
- Found: Adrenal glands
- Prepares body for action
- Oestrogen & Progesterone
- Found: Ovaries
- Sex characteristics in women
- Testosterone
- Found: Testis
- Sex characteristics in men
- Growth Hormone
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- GCSE Biology (Hormones) Mind Map on Hormones, created by 9arush on 06/09/2013.
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