6.6 Hormones, Homeostasis and Reproduction

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DP IB Biology (06 Human Physiology) Mind Map on 6.6 Hormones, Homeostasis and Reproduction, created by Steve Harton on 04/06/2014.
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6.6 Hormones, Homeostasis and Reproduction
  1. NATURE OF SCIENCE
    1. Developments in scientific research follow improvements in apparatus
      1. The microscope was invented 17 years after William Harvey death
        1. Investigation on sexual reproduction in deer
    2. HORMONES
      1. Glands
        1. Pancreas
          1. Regulate blood sugar level
            1. alpha cells
              1. Glucagon
              2. Beta cells
                1. Insulin
                2. Type I vs Type II diabetes
                  1. Causes + Treament
              3. Thyroid gland
                1. Thyroxin
                  1. Regulate the metabolic rate
                    1. Help control body temperature
                  2. Cells in adipose tissue
                    1. Leptin
                      1. Acts on hypothalamus of the brain to inhibit appetite
                        1. Testing of leptin on patients with clinical obesity
                          1. Reasons for the failure to control the disease
                    2. Pineal gland
                      1. Melatonin
                        1. Control circadian rhythms
                          1. Jet lag
                      2. A gene on the Y chromosome causes embryonic gonads to develop as testes
                        1. Testosterone
                          1. Pre-natal development of male genitalia
                            1. Sperm production
                              1. Male secondary sexual characteristics
                            2. Estrogen + Progesterone
                              1. Pre-natal development of female reproductive organs
                                1. Female secondary sexual characteristics
                                  1. Menstrual cycle
                                    1. Negative + Positive feedback
                                      1. FSH + LH
                                    2. IVF
                                      1. Drugs to suspend the normal secretion of hormones
                                        1. Surperovulation
                                    3. Replacement therapies
                                      1. Aim 8
                                        1. Drugs women take in fertility treatment pose potential risks to health
                                          1. Should scientific knowledge override compassionate consideration in treating infertile couples?
                                    4. REPRODUCTION
                                      1. Annotate a diagrams of the male and female reproductive system
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