A Level Biology - Hormonal communication

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Definition	Keyword
The inner layer of the adrenal gland	Adrenal medulla
For non-steroid hormone, cells that possess a specific receptor on their plasma membrane	Target cells
A communication system using hormones as signalling molecules	Endocrine system
Unspecialised cells that have the potential to develop into any type of cell	Stem cells
A hormone released from the adrenal glands, which stimulates the body to prepare for fight or flight	Adrenaline
One of a pair of glands lying above the kidneys, which release adrenaline	Adrenal gland

Definition	Keyword
Cells found in the islets of Langerhans that secrete the hormone insulin	Beta cells
A condition in which blood glucose concentrations cannot be controlled effectively	Diabetes mellitus
Molecules that are released by endocrine glands directly into the blood	Hormones
The outer layer of the adrenal galdn	Adrenal cortex
A hormone that causes an increase in blood glucose concentration	Glucagon
The hormone, released from the pancreas, that causes blood glucose levels to go down	Insulin