Chemical messengers of the body
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The master controllers
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Metabolism and energy
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Stress and survival
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Adrenaline speed: When you get startled, adrenaline can flood your entire bloodstream and alter your heart rate in less than two seconds.
A steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex that regulates metabolism and immune function. In 1937, Tadeusz Reichstein first isolated this hormone, which manages bodily reactions to prolonged life threats.
Which hormone produced by the adrenal cortex helps regulate salt and water balance in the kidneys?
Which glands, sitting directly on top of the kidneys, produce adrenaline and cortisol?
What hormone is released to trigger the immediate physical changes of the 'fight-or-flight' response?
What happens to digestion and immune function during an acute 'fight-or-flight' response?
Where is the pineal gland, which produces melatonin, located in the human body?
Which hormone, produced by the pineal gland, regulates the body's sleep-wake cycle?
How does exposure to artificial blue light from screens affect melatonin levels?