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Hormones and Body Regulation Explained

Hormones are chemical messengers that carry instructions to cells and regulate various bodily processes. They are produced by endocrine glands and secreted into the bloodstream where they travel to target cells. Unlike nerves, hormones act slowly and their effects can last for extended periods. The endocrine system includes glands like the pancreas that secrete hormones to maintain homeostasis by regulating growth, energy use, nutrient balance, and responses to external stimuli.

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Hormones and Body Regulation Explained

Hormones are chemical messengers that carry instructions to cells and regulate various bodily processes. They are produced by endocrine glands and secreted into the bloodstream where they travel to target cells. Unlike nerves, hormones act slowly and their effects can last for extended periods. The endocrine system includes glands like the pancreas that secrete hormones to maintain homeostasis by regulating growth, energy use, nutrient balance, and responses to external stimuli.

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Human Body Regulation

Hormones

• Chemical messengers that carry instructions


to cells to change their activities.
• Unlike nervous impulses that are fast-acting
and usually short-lived, most hormones are
slow-acting and longer lived
• The effect of a hormone can last for hours,
days, weeks, or even years.
Hormones

• Produced by the glands of the endocrine


system.
• Hormones are secreted by the endocrine
system to coordinate the activities of the
body and keep it functioning properly
Glands

• An organ whose cells secrete materials to be


brought to the different region of the body;
sometimes via tubelike structures called
ducts
Ducts

• Transport the chemicals to specific


locations in the body
Endocrine Glands

• From the words endo means “within”,


krinien means “separate”
• Ductless glands that secretes hormones
directly into either the bloodstream or the
fluid around the cells (extracellular fluid)
• Its function is to secrete two hormones into
the blood stream to regulate the glucose
concentration in the blood.
Examples
Exocrine Glands

• From the word exo means “outwards”


• Glands that delivers substances through
ducts
• Its function is to produce digestive enzymes
and deliver them to the small intestine
through the pancreatic duct.
Examples
Processes in the body that are regulated by
hormones:

Regulating
growth,
development,
behavior, and
reproduction.
Processes in the body that are regulated by
hormones:

Coordinating the
production, use ,
and the storage
of energy.
Processes in the body that are regulated by
hormones:

Maintaining
internal
homeostasis such
as nutrition,
excretion, water,
and salt balance.
Processes in the body that are regulated by
hormones:

Reacting to
stimuli from
outside the body.
Important concepts to remember about
hormones:

1.) Some glands do not function until the


organism reaches a certain age, so some
hormones are not secreted until then, For
example, the gonads (reproductive organs)
Important concepts to remember about
hormones:

2.) There is a difference between short-term


and long-term hormones. The effects of
hormones such as adrenaline are short lived,
while hormones such as thyroxine produce
long term and permanent effects in the body.
Important concepts to remember about
hormones:

3.)The production of each hormone must be


correct amount.
4.)Hormones only work on their target cells
or organs.
5.)Hormones are only destroyed in the liver
after they have performed their function.

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