PPT-The Endocrine System

The Endocrine S ystem is like a switchboard It send messages throughout the body ByTaylor Chapman Hypothalamus The hypothalamus is located in the lower central part of the brain This part of the brain is important in regulation of satiety metabolism and body . Rayvin. Ewers. Savana Canary. Emily . Haimes. The Endocrine System. The endocrine system is sometimes at fault for osteoporosis.. Hormones produced by the endocrine system are released directly into the blood stream. Rayvin. Ewers. Savana Canary. Emily . Haimes. The Endocrine System. The endocrine system is sometimes at fault for osteoporosis.. Hormones produced by the endocrine system are released directly into the blood stream.. 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. 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.. 13. Objectives:. Describe the vital function of the endocrine system. State the description and primary functions of the organs and structures of the endocrine system. Identify some of the hormones produced. 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. . hormones: chemicals released into the bloodstream by endocrine glands. Pituitary gland: gland located in the brain that secretes human growth hormone and influences all other hormone-secreting glands (also known as the master gland). Function. The endocrine system produces chemicals that control many of the body’s daily activities.. Also regulates long term changes such as growth and development.. Vocabulary. Endocrine glands: produce and release their chemical products directly into the bloodstream (then carrying throughout the entire body). (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 . 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. What do you already know about the endocrine system?. What are some of the major differences between hormonal control and nervous control in the body?. Can you name any glands which produce hormones? And identify the hormones they release?. 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):.