endrocrine system

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  • what does the thyroid do?
    prduces thyroxine
    controls metabollic rate
  • what does paronal glands do?
    produces adrenaline
  • what do testes do?
    males produce tesosterone
  • what does the pancreas do?
    procudes insulin
  • what do ovaries do?
    females produce oestrogen and progesterone
  • what are the pituarity glands?
    it is the master gland
    produces hormones which regulates the production of other hormones
  • what does the pituarity gland do to humans?
    • stimultaes thyroid
    • in females, stimulates ovaries, producing oestrogen and progesterone
    • in males, stimulates testes, producing testosterone
    • controls growth within children