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Facts about the Endocrine System

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What is the Endocrine System   The Endocrine system is the system produces the hormones that regulates different functions and effects in the body  
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Pituitary Gland   Controls hormone functions like your body temperature, it also Controls all other hormone glands  
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Thymus Gland   Hormones from this gland help the immune system fight infection Also easy to get infected with cancer  
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Parathyroid Gland   Parathyroid gland is made up if two small glands in the thyroid Regulate calcium levels  
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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  
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Testes   Release the sex hormone testosterone Testosterone controls the changes that take place in a teenage boy’s body Necessary for normal sperm production  
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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  
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adrenal gland   Triangular shaped gland at the top of the kidney Triggers the body the respond to emergency situations Made of two parts  
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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  
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ovaries   The ovaries release female sex hormones Estrogen controls the changes in a females body Along with progesterone, it trigger the development of eggs  
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Pancreas   One part is called the exocrine and it secretes digestive enzymes Other part is called endocrine pancreas, which regulates sugar in the blood  
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two parts of the adrenal gland and what do they do   Outer part regulates the metabolism with corticosteroids Inner Part produces catecholamine ex. Adrenaline  
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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  
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Thyroid Gland   Hormones from this gland also control the release of energy from food molecules during respiration  
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