BIOL 0130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Glycogen, Follicular Phase, Testicle
9 Jul 2016
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Melatonine-sleeping aid, controls sleep cycle & bio rythms. Gland (master/control gland) pharmacist of the brain, stores hormones and releases when needed. *low melatonin=less sleep, more sunlight *high melotine=more sleep, less sunlight *seasonal affective disorder=spring fever (ex:jet leg=more melatonine) Responsible for telling kidneys to retain water high. Oxytocin reeased by the pituitary & stimulates contractions of the uterus & during nursing, targets the mammary gland & releases milk. Thyroid gland stimulates the thyroid to produce thyroid hormone. Leaves from pituitary travels through the blood stream to the gonads and releases the sex hormones. Thymus gland establishes immune system by secreting thymosins. Regulates metabolic rates hyperthyroidism= high metabolism-weight loss hypothyroidism= slow metabolism-weight gain. Goiters(a big ball in the neck) are formed when not enough iodine in diet. When calcium is low in blood-takes calcium from bones to blood. Atrophies= something fades away or wastes away, becomes a useless lump of fat.
