1. The hypothalamus is the processing centre that controls the body temperature in the brain, through temperature receptors the skin is able to realize changes to external temperatures which send the information to the brain (hypothalamus). There are also temperature receptors that identify the temperature changes in the blood. The Processing centre triggers for the effectors (these are the sweat glands and muscles) to adapt in order the make sure our body temperature stays at 37°C. If we need heat or need to get rid of it the processing centre will send nerve impulses to the skin which will then do one of the two things. To lose less heat then the hairs on your body will stand up, this traps more warmth for the body. When the body is
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Pituitary Dwarfism is when the body does not grow due to hormonal problems. The outcome of this would be a little person due to the entire structure of the body being decreased. The word dwarfism is when a person’s growth is very slow. There are many different types of dwarfism but in this situation pituitary dwarfism is dealing with the pituitary gland of the body. The pituitary gland controls certain hormones in the human body. Pituitary glands are split into two sides; therefore, you have the anterior which is the front of it and the posterior which is the back side. The front side of the pituitary gland produces these hormones: growth, corticotrophin, thyrotropin, prolactin, and follicle stimulate, and the luteinizing hormone. The back side however only has two hormones which are the vasopressin and oxytocin. Mostly dwarfism is caused because the lack of hormone production in the front of the pituitary. Most common out of all the different hormones is a decrease in the growth hormone. When that happens it causes a decrease to a kids body parts to develop the normal proportions for the kid’s body but at a slower rate. All causes of dwarfism result in a little person. Pituitary dwarfism can sometimes run in the family. In the human body the cell holds 46 chromosomes which match up forming 23 pairs. When somebody has dwarfism there seems to be a trouble on different areas of the 3 and 7 chromosome. Children with the growth hormone deficiency are most of the time small …show more content…
Tim shows signs of retardation, is small, has thin hair and dry skin. The reason I believe that he has cretinism is a couple of reasons. Pituitary dwarfism only explains his small body but Tim has more problems than dwarfism. When I researched cretinism it explained all of the symptoms and all of Tim’s problems where mentioned as effects of having cretinism. The middle of my second paragraph shows signs of having cretinism. If cretinism is not treated before 6 weeks then these problems are permanent and when it is not treated it can lead to stunted physical and mental growth which Tim
Pituitary Dwarfism is when the body does not grow due to hormonal problems. The outcome of this would be a little person due to the entire structure of the body being decreased. The word dwarfism is when a person’s growth is very slow. There are many different types of dwarfism but in this situation pituitary dwarfism is dealing with the pituitary gland of the body. The pituitary gland controls certain hormones in the human body. Pituitary glands are split into two sides; therefore, you have the anterior which is the front of it and the posterior which is the back side. The front side of the pituitary gland produces these hormones: growth, corticotrophin, thyrotropin, prolactin, and follicle stimulate, and the luteinizing hormone. The back side however only has two hormones which are the vasopressin and oxytocin. Mostly dwarfism is caused because the lack of hormone production in the front of the pituitary. Most common out of all the different hormones is a decrease in the growth hormone. When that happens it causes a decrease to a kids body parts to develop the normal proportions for the kid’s body but at a slower rate. All causes of dwarfism result in a little person. Pituitary dwarfism can sometimes run in the family. In the human body the cell holds 46 chromosomes which match up forming 23 pairs. When somebody has dwarfism there seems to be a trouble on different areas of the 3 and 7 chromosome. Children with the growth hormone deficiency are most of the time small …show more content…
Tim shows signs of retardation, is small, has thin hair and dry skin. The reason I believe that he has cretinism is a couple of reasons. Pituitary dwarfism only explains his small body but Tim has more problems than dwarfism. When I researched cretinism it explained all of the symptoms and all of Tim’s problems where mentioned as effects of having cretinism. The middle of my second paragraph shows signs of having cretinism. If cretinism is not treated before 6 weeks then these problems are permanent and when it is not treated it can lead to stunted physical and mental growth which Tim