Toni Vidal 4S2-1 21/10/22 Biology

Glands Hormone Over secretion Under secretion

Ovary Oestrogen When there is too much oestrogen it causes
breast cancer because too much can
spark cancer cells to multiply.
When there is low oestrogen, it can cause
obesity because this hormone helps to
regulate lipid metabolism so when there is
so little of this hormone it results in weight
gain.

Testis Testosterone When there is too much testosterone it
causes males to have Prostate enlargement,
and this is when the prostate gets bigger in
size and it cause problems like difficulty
urinating.
When there is low testosterone, it causes
male osteoporosis which weakens the
bones till it can easily break.

Parathyroid Parathyroid When there is too much PTH it causes When there is low PTH Hypoparathyroidism
hormone (PTH) calcium kidney stones because the calcium occurs because the parathyroid is
levels in your blood is too high, so this leads producing too little of this hormone.
to having too much calcium in your urine.

Pineal Melatonin When there is too much melatonin, it makes

it harder to sleep because the normal
cardiac rhythms are disrupted.
When there is low melatonin, it can cause
lowered basal body temperature because
there is a slight drop of body temperature
when not enough melatonin is being
produced.
 When there is too much glucagon you can When glucagon is low it causes
Pancreas Glucagon get diabetes because too much glucagon hypoglycaemia, this is because the blood
raises blood sugar levels. sugar levels are too low.