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Endocrine System
Facts about the Endocrine System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the Endocrine System | The Endocrine system is the system produces the hormones that regulates different functions and effects in the body |
| Pituitary Gland | Controls hormone functions like your body temperature, it also Controls all other hormone glands |
| Thymus Gland | Hormones from this gland help the immune system fight infection Also easy to get infected with cancer |
| Parathyroid Gland | Parathyroid gland is made up if two small glands in the thyroid Regulate calcium levels |
| Hypothalamus | Lower part of the brain that stimulates or suppresses the pituitary gland Releases somatostatin, which signals the pituitary gland to stop the growth hormone |
| Testes | Release the sex hormone testosterone Testosterone controls the changes that take place in a teenage boy’s body Necessary for normal sperm production |
| Target Cells | Hormones look for target cells with matching receptors Once found the hormone binds to the cell PROTEIN RECPTORS carry out the hormones function by altering the proteins creating new ones |
| adrenal gland | Triangular shaped gland at the top of the kidney Triggers the body the respond to emergency situations Made of two parts |
| negative feedback | Negative feedback is a process is turned off by the condition it produces If a hormone level is too low, the glands produce more of that hormone If a hormone is too high, the glands will not produce it |
| ovaries | The ovaries release female sex hormones Estrogen controls the changes in a females body Along with progesterone, it trigger the development of eggs |
| Pancreas | One part is called the exocrine and it secretes digestive enzymes Other part is called endocrine pancreas, which regulates sugar in the blood |
| two parts of the adrenal gland and what do they do | Outer part regulates the metabolism with corticosteroids Inner Part produces catecholamine ex. Adrenaline |
| What other system does the endocrine work with | The endocrine system works with the skeletal system in that the thyroid releases a hormone that regulates the body’s calcium level |
| Thyroid Gland | Hormones from this gland also control the release of energy from food molecules during respiration |
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