Hormones (high school bio)

Question

Hi!

I have a biology question that I do not know how to answer.

Mention some contexts where it is extra important that the hormones work for coordination

I don't understand which contexts they mean..

Answer 1

I'm not sure if this is what your teacher is wanting from you, but hopefully it will help!

There are 3 types of interactions that occur between the different hormones of our body. Hormones can be permissive, which means that one hormone cannot perform its full effects without another hormone being present. An example of this would be your reproductive hormones regulating the development of your reproductive organs, but they rely on thyroid hormone to determine the timely development of those organs. Another hormone interaction is synergism which is where two hormones act on the same target cell and amplify their effects. An example of this is how both glucagon and epinephrine cause the liver to release glucose into the blood stream. The final interaction is antagonism. This is where one hormone opposes the action of another hormone. An example of this would be insulin, which lowers blood glucose levels, and glucagon, which raises blood glucose levels.