Endocrine system

• The endocrine system works alongside the nervous system to control vital functions
• Where are hormones carried?

  Towards target organs
• What is a gland?

  An organ in the body that synthesises hormones
• What is a hormone?

  A biochemical substance that circulates in the blood but only affects target organs
• What hormone does the Adrenal gland produce?

  Cortisol and Adrenaline
• What hormone does the Thyroid gland produce?

  Thyroxine
• What hormone does the Testes gland produce?

  Testosterone
• What hormone does the Ovary produce?

  Oestrogen and progesterone
• What do glands do?

  Secrete hormones into the bloodstream and these affect target organs
• What is the pituitary gland known as?

  The 'master gland'
• Why is the pituitary gland known as the 'master gland'?

  Controls release of hormones from all other glands
• What is the key endocrine gland?

  Pituitary
• The main endocrine glands in the human body

  A) Hypothalamus

  B) Pituitary

  C) Adrenal

  D) Pancreas

  E) Ovaries

  F) Testes

  G) Thyroid

  H) Parathyroid

  
• What is the pituitary gland split into?

  Anterior pituitary

  Posterior pituitary
• What does the anterior pituitary produce?

  ATCH, LH and FSH
• What does the posterior pituitary produce?

  Oxytocin
• What is the adrenal gland split into?

  Adrenal cortex

  Adrenal medulla
• What does the adrenal cortex produce?

  Cortisol
• What does the adrenal medulla produce?

  Adrenaline and noradrenaline
• Which part of the adrenal gland produces adrenaline and noradrenaline?

  Adrenal medulla
• Which part of the adrenal gland produces cortisol?

  Adrenal cortex
• Which part of the pituitary gland produces ATCH, LH and FSH?

  Anterior pituitary
• Which part of the pituitary gland produces oxytocin?

  Posterior pituitary
• Which gland produces oestrogen and progesterone?

  Ovaries
• Which gland produces testosterone?

  Testes
• Most hormones affect more than one cell/organ