Endocrine gland and regulation of blood glucose
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| Name two hormones of the pituitory | ADH and GH
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| What does the hormone GH do? | Regulates growth
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| What does Oestrogen do? | Female body development/Repairs uterine lining
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| What does Progesterone do? | Maintains uterine lining
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| What does Thyroxine do? | Raises metabolism
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| What does adrenaline do? | Flight or fight survival mechanism
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| Where is the pancreas located? | Behind the liver and the stomach and connected to the small intestine.
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| What is meant by exocrine function? | Able to secrete substances (digestive enzymes) through a duct
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| What is meant by endocrine function? | Able to secrete hormones directly into the blood stream
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| What enzymes does the pancreas release? | Amylase, lipase and Trypsinogen
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| How do these enzymes get into the small intestine? | Through the pancreatic duct
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| Why is the pancreatic juice alkaline? | Enzymes like to be in alkaline
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| What is the endocrine tissue made up of alpha and beta cells? | Islet of Langerhans
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| What is secreted from the alpha and beta cells? | Glucagon and Insulin
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| Where is Glucogen stored? | Liver and muscles
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| What does the liver convert glucose into? | Glucogen
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| What does the liver convert glycogen into? | Glucose
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| Where is insulin produced? | Beta cells
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| Where is glucagon produced? | Alpha cells
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| What are the name of the liver cells\/ | Hepatocytes
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