Chemical Coordination and Integration — Class 11 CBSE Biology revision notes
A 4-page visual revision sheet for Chemical Coordination and Integration, written for Class 11 CBSE Biology. Formulas, diagrams and the traps that cost marks, laid out to be read the night before rather than the term before. Free, and it opens inside CapCompass.
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Chemical Coordination and Integration in one look
a hormone travels the whole body in the blood but only ever acts where a matching receptor waits
The endocrine system, chemical messengers
endocrine glands are ductless: they release a hormone straight into the bloodstream, not through a duct
a hormone travels the whole body in blood, acting only where a matching receptor waits
hormones are the body's second coordination system, generally slower than nerves but longer lasting
The hypothalamus and pituitary, the control axis
hypothalamus sits above the pituitary and secretes releasing/inhibiting hormones that turn its secretion on or off
the pituitary is called the master gland: several of its hormones control other glands in turn
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What this Chemical Coordination and Integration sheet covers
The endocrine system, chemical messengers
Hormones, sorted by chemical nature
The hypothalamus and pituitary, the control axis
Pituitary hormones, lobe and action
Growth hormone (GH)
TSH, ACTH, LH, FSH
Prolactin (PRL), MSH
Oxytocin, Vasopressin (ADH)
Growth hormone: too little, too much, and when
Thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal
Calcitonin and Parathyroid hormone, opposite directions
Calcitonin
Parathyroid hormone
Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism, opposite directions
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