Observe the figure and answer the following questions:
a) Identify A and B.
b) Name the hormone C.
c) A is also associated with hypothalamus and Pituitary gland. Explain?
d) Mention any two changes in the body during release release of this hormone.
Answers
a) Picture A indicates the adrenaline gland and picture B indicates Kidney.
b) Cortisol is the stress releasing hormone.
c) The adrenaline gland is associated with the hypothalamus and pituitary gland in the brain.
The adrenal gland is located on top of the kidney.
Adrenal gland release certain hormones. These hormones have to do with how the body responds to stress.
• The adrenal gland has two parts 1) Adrenal cortex 2) Adrenal medulla.
• The adrenal cortex produces the hormone cortisol.
d) Cortisol is the stress releasing hormone. Cortisol regulated our blood pressure levels.
It controls our body stress and reduce inflammation.
Answer:
Adrenaline gland is found above the kidney.
Explanation:
a) Picture A shows the adrenaline gland and picture B shows Kidney as adrenaline glad is located above kidney.
b) Adrenaline gland secrets cortisol hormone which is a stress releasing hormone. So the hormone C is cortisol.
c) As adrenaline gland secretes stress releasing hormone which is regulated by the hypothalamus and pituitary gland in the brain. hypothalamus releases a hormone called corticotropin hormone (CRH) which trigger the pituitary gland to secrete adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) which stimulate adrenal gland to release corticosteroids or cortisol.
d) Two changes in the body during release of cortisol hormone are as following:
- It increase the blood glucose availability to the brain.
- It controls our body stress and reduce inflammation.
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