PPT-Endocrine System

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. Bio 24. The endocrine system. One of two communication systems in the body. Consists of . hormones. : chemicals secreted into the blood that travel throughout the body to act on specific target cells. Mary, Larry, and Melinda . Anatomy of The Skeletal system . -“Skeleton . can be defined as the hard framework of human body around which the entire body is built. Almost all the hard parts of human body are components of human skeletal system. Joints are very important because they make the hard and rigid skeleton allow different types of movements at different locations. If the skeleton were without joints, no movement would have taken place and the significance of human body; no more than a stone. 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, . Review of Renal/Endocrine Physiology course. Course occurs in the 2nd term of Year 1. Course Director – . Geza. . Fejes. -Toth (Renal) and Valerie Galton (Endo). Course has 72 curricular hours. Course was last reviewed in May 2, 2012. 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.. Heredity. Sensation. Perception. 1. Hormones can make you grow to be nine feet tall. . 2. Hormones can affect your ability to taste salty foods. . 3. Hormones can make you very sensitive to high-pitched sounds. . What is t. he. Endocrine System?. The Endocrine System. The . endocrine. system contains . glands. , which release . chemicals. that need to be distributed around the . body. . . Glands. are . organs. glands in the body. 1. . Exocrine . – . secrete their products . into . ducts. A) . Ex. . . sweat. . & salivary. 2. . Endocrine . – . secrete their . products. . into blood or surrounding fluid. Dr. . Gary Mumaugh. Essentials of Endocrinology . Main function. : releases . hormones. to control cellular activities of target cells. Autocrine. . cells. : secrete substances that control their own 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 . Socrates Patestas . Endocrine System:. MAIN FUNCTION:. The endocrine system produces hormones which are needed for proper bodily functions and growth. . Main parts/vocabulary:. Hypothalamus. = a white small region of the brain, it controls many vital bodily functions, including hunger, thirst, body temperature, and hormone secretion.. Compare . the endocrine and nervous systems using the Ven. n diagram. . . Label . the diagram to show . the location of glands and . state . the hormones they produce.. Exam question (use Bullet points):. The nervous system and endocrine system controls different types of activities in the body. . They are jointly responsible for the functioning of all the different organs and systems, this is known as coordination.