PPT-Endocrine Physiology Hashim A. Mohammad

2 nd year medical student University of Jordan July 2016 Adrenal Glands Adrenal Glands AKA suprarenal glands Two Parts Medulla Catecholamines Cortex Corticosteroids . 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. 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.. 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. 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. . 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.. An Interactive Oncology Grand Rounds Series. Joyce O’Shaughnessy, MD. Chair, Breast Cancer Research Program. Baylor Charles A Sammons Cancer Center. Celebrating Women Chair in Breast Cancer Research. 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. for . communicating, controlling and . coordinating . the body’s work. Endocrine System. Control . system . that . works along with the nervous . system to regulate body functions and maintain homeostasis.. 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). 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. 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 . 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.