what is the function of hormone
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hormones directly into the bloodstream. Hormones are chemical substances that affect the activity of another part of the body (target site). In essence, hormones serve as messengers, controlling and coordinating activities throughout the body.
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ʟɪsᴛ ᴏғ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ʜᴏʀᴍᴏɴᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴs
1. ʜᴏʀᴍᴏɴᴇs ᴏғ ᴛʜʏʀᴏɪᴅ
ᴛʜʏʀᴏɪᴅ ɢʟᴀɴᴅ ʙᴀsɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀsᴇs ᴛᴡᴏ ʜᴏʀᴍᴏɴᴇs ᴛʀɪɪᴏᴅᴏᴛʜʏʀᴏɴɪɴᴇ (ᴛ3) ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜʏʀᴏxɪɴᴇ (ᴛ4), ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴇʟᴘs ɪɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʙᴏʟɪsᴍ ᴏғ ᴏᴜʀ ʙᴏᴅʏ.
2. ɪɴsᴜʟɪɴ
ᴛʜɪs ʜᴏʀᴍᴏɴᴇ ɪs ʀᴇʟᴇᴀsᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴘᴀɴᴄʀᴇᴀs, ᴀ ʟᴇᴀғ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɢʟᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴅᴏᴍɪɴᴀʟ ᴄᴀᴠɪᴛʏ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏᴍᴀᴄʜ. ɪᴛ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡs ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴛᴏ ᴜsᴇ ɢʟᴜᴄᴏsᴇ ᴏʀ sᴜɢᴀʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏʜʏᴅʀᴀᴛᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏᴏᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ᴏʀ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴏʀᴇ ɢʟᴜᴄᴏsᴇ ғᴏʀ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴜsᴇ.
3. ᴇsᴛʀᴏɢᴇɴ
ɪᴛ ɪs ᴀ ғᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ sᴇx ʜᴏʀᴍᴏɴᴇ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀsᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴠᴀʀɪᴇs. ɪᴛ ɪs ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴍᴇɴsᴛʀᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇɴᴏᴘᴀᴜsᴇ.
4. ᴘʀᴏɢᴇsᴛᴇʀᴏɴᴇ
ᴘʀᴏɢᴇsᴛᴇʀᴏɴᴇ ʜᴏʀᴍᴏɴᴇ ɪs ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴠᴀʀɪᴇs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇɴᴛᴀ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ɢᴇᴛs ᴘʀᴇɢɴᴀɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴅʀᴇɴᴀʟ ɢʟᴀɴᴅs.
1. ʜᴏʀᴍᴏɴᴇs ᴏғ ᴛʜʏʀᴏɪᴅ
ᴛʜʏʀᴏɪᴅ ɢʟᴀɴᴅ ʙᴀsɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀsᴇs ᴛᴡᴏ ʜᴏʀᴍᴏɴᴇs ᴛʀɪɪᴏᴅᴏᴛʜʏʀᴏɴɪɴᴇ (ᴛ3) ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜʏʀᴏxɪɴᴇ (ᴛ4), ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴇʟᴘs ɪɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʙᴏʟɪsᴍ ᴏғ ᴏᴜʀ ʙᴏᴅʏ.
2. ɪɴsᴜʟɪɴ
ᴛʜɪs ʜᴏʀᴍᴏɴᴇ ɪs ʀᴇʟᴇᴀsᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴘᴀɴᴄʀᴇᴀs, ᴀ ʟᴇᴀғ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɢʟᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴅᴏᴍɪɴᴀʟ ᴄᴀᴠɪᴛʏ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏᴍᴀᴄʜ. ɪᴛ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡs ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴛᴏ ᴜsᴇ ɢʟᴜᴄᴏsᴇ ᴏʀ sᴜɢᴀʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏʜʏᴅʀᴀᴛᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏᴏᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ᴏʀ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴏʀᴇ ɢʟᴜᴄᴏsᴇ ғᴏʀ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴜsᴇ.
3. ᴇsᴛʀᴏɢᴇɴ
ɪᴛ ɪs ᴀ ғᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ sᴇx ʜᴏʀᴍᴏɴᴇ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀsᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴠᴀʀɪᴇs. ɪᴛ ɪs ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴍᴇɴsᴛʀᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇɴᴏᴘᴀᴜsᴇ.
4. ᴘʀᴏɢᴇsᴛᴇʀᴏɴᴇ
ᴘʀᴏɢᴇsᴛᴇʀᴏɴᴇ ʜᴏʀᴍᴏɴᴇ ɪs ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴠᴀʀɪᴇs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇɴᴛᴀ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ɢᴇᴛs ᴘʀᴇɢɴᴀɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴅʀᴇɴᴀʟ ɢʟᴀɴᴅs.
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