2. What do you know about hormones?
• With your table, brainstorm what you know about
hormones and any words that you associate with the word
hormone.
You have 5 minutes.
GO!
4. This true/false quiz is to see what you know about
hormones.
It is not for marks.
On your half piece of paper, list the numbers 1-18.
Write T for True or F for False.
6. 1. Hormones can make you grow to be
nine feet tall.
• True. This condition is
called gigantism, which
is caused by an over
production of growth
hormone,
Robert Wadlow,
the tallest man
known to have
lived (2.72
metres or 8 feet
11 inches) with
his father, Harold
Wadlow (1.82
metres or 6 feet
0 inches)
19. 8. Hormones can make your heart beat
faster when you are scared.
20. 8. Hormones can make your heart beat
faster when you are scared.
• True. The release of epinephrine can trigger the fight or
flight response so you can respond appropriately to
danger.
22. 9. Hormones can soothe you.
• True. Oxytocin (which we talked about at the beginning of
the year) is very important for this type of response.
23. 10. Hormones can cause your hands to
tremble when you are nervous.
24. 10. Hormones can cause your hands to
tremble when you are nervous.
• True. This reaction is part of the fight or flight response
mentioned earlier.
34. 15. Hormones cause your body shape to
change, especially in teenagers..
• True, by sex hormones, such as testosterone in males,
and estrogen in females.
35. 16. Hormones can make twins become
triplets before they are born.
36. 16. Hormones can make twins become
triplets before they are born.
• False
40. 18. Hormones help control when you
sleep and when you wake.
• True. This is done by hormones
called melatonin, secreted by a
gland in your brain in response
to changes in light.
41. Objective
• A. describe the principles of hormonal coordination and
control by the endocrine system
Guiding Question
• What happens to the body system when sugar is not
properly controlled?
43. • Hormones are your body's chemical messengers.
• They travel in your bloodstream to tissues or organs.
• They work slowly, over time, and affect many different
processes, including
• Growth and development
• Metabolism - how your body gets energy from the foods you eat
• Sexual function
• Reproduction
• Mood
44. • Endocrine glands
make hormones.
• The major glands are
the pituitary, pineal,
thymus, thyroid,
adrenal glands, and
pancreas.
• In addition, men
produce hormones
in their testes and
women produce
them in their
ovaries.
45. Hormones are Powerful
• It takes only a tiny amount to
cause big changes in cells or
even your whole body.
• Insulin is a hormone released
after you eat a meal.
• If you take insulin because you
have diabetes, too much insulin
can cause your blood sugar to
crash, and you can become very
sick.
• That is why too much or too
little of a certain hormone can
be serious.
46. Hormones are Powerful
• If you need to take hormones for medical reasons,
laboratory tests can measure the hormone levels in your
blood, urine, or saliva.
• It is also why hormone replacements are highly controlled
by your physician.
50. Insulin – Type I Diabetes
• This is a genetic disease where the body’s immune
system destroys insulin-producing cells in the pancreas,
resulting in little to no insulin being produced.
51. Insulin – Type II Diabetes
• Insulin is produced, however, due to insulin resistance,
cells cannot take up glucose. This can be dietary or
genetic in cause.
52. Guiding Question Recap
• What happens to the body system when sugar is not
properly controlled?
What do you know?
