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Hormone study words
Term | Definition |
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Parathyroid Gland | phosphorus. minerals for muscle and nerve activity |
Pituitary Gland | Controls other endocrine glands and regulates growth rate, reproduction, and metabolism |
Hypothalamus | controls pituitary gland functions |
Ovaries | release sex hormones... controls changes in female body |
Pancreas | controls sugar levels in bloodstream, located behind the stomach |
Adrenal Glands | Triggers body's response to fighting or stress |
Testes | Male productive gland |
Thymus | helps immune system, shrunken |
Hormones | Chemical messenger released from glands in the body via bloodstream to trigger responses |
Thyroid Glands | metabolic rate and controls calcium levels |
Endocrine Glands | produces and releases chemical substances that signal changes in other parts in body |