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Basics
What is chemical coordination,
What is a hormone,
Why do hormones not last long in ...
8
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Hypothalamus & ADH
Where is the hypothalamus situated,
What does the hypothalamus secrete,
When does the hypothalamus releas...
5
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Pituitary Gland
What does the pituitary gland do,
Where is the pituitary gland situ...,
What is another name for the pitu...
17
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Thyroid Gland
Where is the thyroid gland located,
What is the most important hormon...,
What are the functions of thyroxin
12
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Thyroxin Negative Feedback Loop
What does the negative feedback m...,
What is the first step in the thy...,
What happens in a thyroxin feedba...
4
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Homeostasis & Negative Feedback Control
What forms the internal environme...,
What needs to happen for cells to...,
What is homeostasis
9
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Pancreas
What is the exocrine function of ...,
What is unusual about the pancreas,
What is the endocrine function of...
6
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How Insulin Lowers Blood Sugar Levels
What is the 1st step in the insul...,
What is the 2nd step in the insul...,
What is the 3rd step in the insul...
5
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How Glucagon Increases Blood Glucose
What is the 1st step in the gluca...,
What is the 2nd step in the gluca...,
What is the 3rd step in the gluca...
4
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Diabetes Mellitus
What is diabetes,
What are the specifics of type 1 ...,
What causes
13
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Adrenal Glands
What two glands make up each adre...,
What does the adrenal cortex do,
What hormones are secreted by the...
14
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Gonads
What are the gonads,
What do the ovaries secrete,
What is oestrogen responsible for
9
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