Combined Science GCSE
Target organ
What Target organ means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The organ where a hormone produces an effect, having cells with receptors that the hormone binds to.
The distant tissue on which a hormone secreted into the bloodstream produces its effect.
A structure that responds to a specific hormone because it has complementary receptors.
The organ to which a hormone travels in the blood; for FSH this is the ovary.
Topics that use Target organ
- Hormones in human reproduction (AQA GCSE)
- Human endocrine system (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Oestrogen
- Pituitary gland
- Progesterone
- Corpus luteum
- Endocrine gland
- endocrine system
- FSH
- Glandular sources and target organs
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