The Endocrine System

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The Endocrine System

• Pg.218-219

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The Endocrine system

• The body system that consists of gland that
  produce hormones.
• Gland A group of cell that secretes hormones
• Hormone is a chemical messenger released into
  the bloodstream

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Hypothalamus

• The hypothalamus is an area of the brain that
  produces hormones that control
• Body temperature, Hunger, Moods, Release of
  hormones from many glands, especially the
  pituitary gland, Sex drive, Sleep, and Thirst

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Pituitary gland

• Master gland
• It controls all other glands
• It is located below the hypothalamus in the
  brain.
• It is about the size of a pea

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Thyroid Glad

• Produces thyroxin. This is the thyroid gland.
• This hormone (thyroxin) controls metabolism and
  calcium balance in the body.
• Metabolism is the rate at which food is converted
  into energy

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Parathyroid glands

• These glands release hormones which control the
  amount of calcium and phosphorus in the body.
• There are four parathyroid glands.
• They are about the size of a grain of rice.

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Adrenal Glands

• Adrenal glands are triangle-shaped glands located
  on top of the kidneys
• he inner part of the adrenal gland is called the
  medulla and produces adrenaline and noradrenaline

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Pancreas

• A fish-shaped spongy grayish-pink organ about 6
  inches (15 cm) long that stretches across the
  back of the abdomen, behind the stomach. The head
  of the pancreas is on the right side of the
  abdomen and is connected to the duodenum (the
  first section of the small intestine). The narrow
  end of the pancreas, called the tail, extends to
  the left side of the body.
• 1 to produce pancreatic endocrine hormones (eg,
  insulin glucagon), which help regulate many
  aspects of our metabolism and 2 to produce
  pancreatic digestive enzymes.