PPT-The Endocrine system Endocrine glands:

Source of hormone reached through circulation via ductless glands of internal secretion Composed of islands cords of secretory epithelial cells parenchyma with intervening supporting tissue stroma rich in blood and lymphatic capillaries prominent nuclei prolific cytoplasmic. Name: . . Class: . . Date: . . (Islets of Langerhans not included.) . . . Write Name of Gland. Produces Melatonin. Gonadotropins FSH/LH. Growth Hormone. Located below larynx, encircling trachea. By Billy, Colleen, Kevin and Maggie. Endocrine System. Controls internal conditions, growth, development, and reproduction. Contains glands. . and organs that produces a chemicals and releases it into the blood. What is the Endocrine System?. The endocrine system is the collection of glands, all of which secrete different types of hormones that control metabolism, growth and development, tissue function, sexual function, reproduction, sleep and mood, along other things.. Dr. . Zahiri. Dr. Zahiri. The endocrine system includes a number of different cells, structures, and organs which are not necessarily related at the gross anatomical level. . 1. . Histologically the endocrine system includes all structures and organs that have endocrine secretory cells as the parenchymal tissue. . What is the Nervous System?. Body’s electrochemical communication system. How your brain communicates with limbs, organs, etc.. Built from cells called . neurons. Neurons. A nerve cell, or a neuron, consists of many different parts.. The endocrine system consists of a complex collection of . glands. that produce chemical messengers called . hormones. .. Its function is to . regulate metabolism, homeostasis, . growth, sexual development, . Hormones and Glands. REGULATES mood, growth/development, tissue function, metabolism, along with sexual functions and reproductive processes.. What is the . Endocrine System. HORMONES are chemicals, produced by glands, that tell your body when and how to function.. are located on top of each kidney.. Adrenal Glands. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.. Cortex . (outer) – bulk of gland (75%); glandular tissue. Medulla . (inner) – nervous tissue; SNS. LECTURER IN CHARGE. BAMIDELE OLUBAYODE. DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY. BOWEN UNIVERSITY, IWO, NIGERIA. INTRODUCTION. The study of endocrine glands is essential in the field of endocrine Physiology.. It gives information on how endocrine organs function. . (pp. 997 - 1008). There are two systems that regulate the body. The . nervous system. relays information to the body using ___ _________________________ that travel very _______, but the messages are short-lived. The . Chapter 8: The Endocrine System. Like the . nervous system. , the . endocrine system . controls and monitors organs, glands, and processes in the body.. The . endocrine system does this job by using hormones . Dr. Zahiri. The endocrine system includes a number of different cells, structures, and organs which are not necessarily related at the gross anatomical level. . 1. . Histologically the endocrine system includes all structures and organs that have endocrine secretory cells as the parenchymal tissue. . What is it?. The endocrine system (ES) regulates long term changes in the body such as growth and development. . It also controls many of your body’s daily activities and influences . almost every cell, organ, and function of our . of the endocrine system and . hormones.  . The endocrine (to secrete within) system influences metabolic activity by means of hormones (to excite). Role of Hormones and Endocrine . S. ystem:. Reproduction.