PPT-Hormones & Endocrine system

Muthanna Universityvetmedicine college physiology and chemistry department By Hayder Hussein organic substances produced in small amounts by specific tissues endocrine glands . 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. 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. . 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. Endocrine System. The endocrine system is a group of glands that produces hormones that regulate metabolism, growth and development, tissue function, reproduction, sleep, and mood.. The main function is to remove material from the to be distributed to other parts of the body. It works similar to a feedback system, like a thermostat.. 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). (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 . System Meidona N Milla Anatomy Department Faculty of Medicine Sultan Agung Islamic University LEARNING OBJECTIVES • At the end of the lecture, students should be able to d escribe :  The posi The endocrine system . is one of the body's two major communication system the nervous system being the . other.. The endocrine system consist s of all those glands termed endocrine glands or gland of internal secretion . The endocrine glands are glands without excretory ducts that secrete hormones.. 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 . 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.