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 bodys daily activities and influences almost every cell organ and function of our ID: 1047035
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1. The Endocrine System
2. What is the endocrine system?
3. 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 bodies.It regulates mood, growth and development, tissue function, metabolism, and sexual function, and reproductive processes.
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5. Endocrine GlandsGland - a group of cells that produces and secretes, or gives off, chemicals.Your ES is made up of a group of organs, called endocrine glands.An endocrine gland produces and releases chemical substances that signal changes in other parts of the body.
6. HormonesA chemical substance produced by an endocrine glandChemical messengersEach hormone has a specific function and specific “targets” in the bodyMany different hormones move through the bloodstream, but each type of hormone is designed to affect only certain cells.
7. Functions of endocrine glands
8. FunctionsEach of your endocrine glands plays a specific, important role in your bodyHypothalamusPituitary glandThyroid glandParathyroid glandThymus glandsAdrenal glandsPancreasReproductive glands (M&F)
9. HypothalamusLocated in the lower center part of the brainLinks the nervous and endocrine systemsControls many of the pituitary gland functions
10. Pituitary Gland“Master gland”Located at the base of the brain, below the hypothalamusIt makes hormones that control several other endocrine glands
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12. ThyroidLocated in the front part of the lower neckProduces the thyroid hormones thyroxin, which controls the rate at which we burn foodControls calcium levels in the blood stream
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14. Parathyroid GlandsAttached to the thyroidFour glandsThey release parathyroid hormone, which regulates the level of calcium in the blood with the help of calcitonin, which is produced in the thyroid
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16. Adrenal GlandsTwo glands, located on the top of each kidney, triangular in shapeProduces epinephrine, also called adrenaline, which increases blood pressure and heart rate when the body experiences stress
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18. PancreasPart of the digestive systemProduces insulin and glucagon – work together to maintain blood sugar levels
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20. Reproductive GlandsGonads – main source of sex hormonesMale gonads – testesTestosterone – male sex hormoneFemale gonads – ovariesEstrogen – female sex hormonePuberty – the period of sexual development during which a person becomes sexually mature and is physically able to reproduce
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