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Hormones in Animals | |
Hormones | |
Difference between Nervous and Hormonal Coordination | |
Some Important Endocrine Glands and Hormones |
Pancreas has both exocrine and endocrine part, so it is also called mixed gland or common gland or heterocrine gland.
Major Endocrine Glands
S. NO. | Nervous Coordination | Hormonal Coordination |
1 | It is sent as an electrical impulse along axons, and as a chemical across synapse. | It is sent as a chemical messenger via blood stream. |
2 | Information travels rapidly, in milliseconds. | Information travels slowly. |
3 | Information is directed to specific receptors–one or a few nerve fibres, gland cells or other neurons. | Information is spread throughout the body by blood from which the target cells or organs pick it up. |
4 | It gets response immediately. | It gets response usually slowly. |
5 | Its effects are short-lived. | Its effects are generally more prolonged. |
S. No. | Nature of Endocrine gland | Position in body | Hormone(s) | Chemical Nature of Hormones | Function(s) | Hypo/Hypersection Causes | Special Points |
1 | Hypothalamus | Below thalamus in brain | Releasing and inhibiting hormones | Protein | Regulate the release of pituitary hormones | Ectodermal in orgin | |
2 | Pituitary - Anterior gland | Below hypothalamus attached to it with a stalk called infundibulum
| GH (Growth Hormone) | Protein | Body Growth | Hyposecretion in children causes dwarfism | Also called master gland of the body |
Growth of Muscles and bones | Hypersecretion in children causes gigantism and in adults causes acromegaly | ||||||
TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) | Protein | Regulate the secretion of hormones from thyroid | |||||
ACTH (Adreno Cortico Tropic Hormone) | Protein | Secretion of hormones from adrenal cortex | |||||
FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone) | Protein | stimulate spermatogenesis and oogenesis | |||||
LH (Luteinising Hormone) | Protein | It causes ovulatiin and formation of corpus luteum | - LH in males is called ICSH | ||||
LTH (Luteotropic Honnone) | Protein | Stimulate growth of mammary glands during pregnancy and promotes lactation alter parturition (delivery) | - Also Known as Prolactin. | ||||
Middle lobe | MSH (Melanocyte Stimulating Honnone) | Protein | Metachrosis (colour change) in poikilothermals (cold blooded animals) | - In human MSH is secreted by anterior lobe is merged in anterior lobe | |||
Posterior lobe | Oxytoxin | Protein | -Function in human is not known. - Contraction of uterine muscles during pregnancy - Causes release of milk after delivery | Also called birth hormone | |||
Vasopressin | Protein | - Reabsorption of water from DCT of nephron and collecting duct | -Hyposecretion causes Diabetes insipidus | Also called ADH (Antidiuretic hormone) | |||
3 | Thyroid | Located in the neck between the trachea and larynx | Thyroxine | Amine | Regulate BMR of body | - Hyposecretion in children causes cretinism | Thyroxine is the only hormone stored in our body |
- Calcitonin | Protein | -Decreases the level of calcium in blood | - Hyposecretion in adults causes myxoedema - Generally say hyposecretion of thyroxine causes simple goitre - Hypersecretion of Thyroxine causes exophthalmic goitre | Element in thyroxine is iodine | |||
4 | Parathyroid | Attached to thyroid | Parathormone (PTH) | Protein | Increases the level of calcium in blood | Hypersecretion of PTH causes osteoporosis Hyposecretion causes tetany | Also called Collip's Hormone |
5 | Pineal gland | Attached to epithalamus in brain | Melatonin | Amine | - Metachrosis in poikibthermals - Control sexual behaviour in mammals | - Also called epiphysis cerebri - Also called as third eye in frog - Ectodermal in origin | |
6 | Pancreas | In the loop of duodenum | - Insulin | - Protein | - Decreases the level of glucose in blood | - Hyposecretion of insulin causes Diabetes mellitus | World Diabetes Day 14 November
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- Glucagon | - Protein | - Increases the level of glucose in blood | - Endocrine part of pancreas is called Islets of Langerhans. - Endodennal in origin | ||||
7 | Adrenal Gland | Above Kidney | Corticoids | Steroid | Hyposecretion of corticoids causes Addison's disease | Ectomesodennal in origin | |
Adrenal Cortex | Mineralo corticoids | Maintain the level of Na+, K+ and Cl- body | Hypersecretion of corticoids causes Cushing's and Conn's disease | Also called 3-F gland, Life saving gland, 4-S gland, Emergency gland | |||
Gluco corticoids | Carbohydrate metabolism | ||||||
Sex corticoids | Secrete androgens and estrogens | ||||||
Adrenaline | Amine | Increases heart beat, blood pressure and blood glucose level | |||||
8 | Testes | Outside the abdominal cavity | Testosterone | Steroid | -Stimulate spermatogenesis -Promote secondary sexual | ||
9 | Ovaries | Inside the abdominal cavity | Estrogen | Steroid | Stimuate oogenesis | ||
Progestrone | Steroid | - Promote secondary sexual characters in females | |||||
- Maintain pregnancy | Progesterone is also called anti abortion hormone | ||||||
10 | Thymus | Near Heart | Thymosin | Protein | Increase immunity of body | - Endodermal in origin -Also called Throne of Immunity or training School of T-lymphocytes |
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