A system that regulates body conditions; glands           secrete hormones into the blood that target specific organs.

A chemical substance produced by a gland that travels in the bloodstream to a specific organ.

An organ or tissues that produces and secretes substances, such as hormones.

Specialised cells that detect changes in the environment (stimuli) and respond by stimulating electrical impulses.

The human endocrine system

Combined science

Pupils will learn more about photosynthesis in producers, including a two-stage model of the process and the requirements and products of each stage.

Pupils learned how the components of the human nervous system enable us to respond quickly to changes outside and inside our bodies.

homeostasis is the regulation of the internal conditions to maintain optimum conditions for enzyme action and all cell functions

a chemical reaction in living organisms that releases energy from glucose

a hormone secreted by the pancreas when blood glucose is too high, lowering blood glucose levels

a sugar that travels in the blood and is supplied to cells for respiration

a stored form of glucose found in liver and muscle cells

a chemical substance produced by a gland that travels in the bloodstream to a specific organ

an organ or tissues that produces and secretes substances, such as hormones

a glandular organ in the body that detects changes in blood glucose concentration and secretes insulin

a condition in which the body is unable to regulate blood glucose concentration