Endocrine System
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- It is the collection of glands that produce hormones that regulate metabolism, growth and development, tissue function, sexual function, reproduction, sleep, and mood, among other things.
- It is the organs of the Endocrine System.
- They produce and secrete (release) Hormones.
- They are located all over your body.
- It is found at the base of your brain.
- It produces hormones that help turn the other endocrine glands in your body and off.
- Main function is homeostasis.
- It is an abnormal swelling or bulge in the wall of a blood vessel, such as an artery.
- A weakness in the blood vessel wall that is present from birth.
- High blood pressure over many years resulting in damage and weakening of blood vessels.
- It is a pea- sized gland found in the center of the skull, right behind the bridge of the nose and below the hypothalamus of the brain.
- It is referred as "The Master Gland" because the hormones it produces control many activities of the other endocrine glands.
- Primary function is to control other glands and produces many hormones.
- Occurs when an organism is short in stature from a medical condition that caused slow growth.
- Ears with cauliflower appearance.
- It is a condition characterized by excessive growth and height significantly above average inches (58 in; 147 cm).
- A large ductless gland in the neck that secretes hormones regulating growth and development through the rate of metabolism.
- It is located just under your larynx or voice box.
- Helps in maintaining a normal heart rate, blood pressure and muscle tone.
- Symptoms associated with insufficient amount of thyroid hormones.
- It is an abnormal enlargement of your thyroid gland.
- This results in the excessive production of thyroid hormones.(Grave disease)
- It is a common sleep disorder that can make it hard to fall asleep, hard to stay asleep, or cause you to wake up too early and not be able to get back to sleep.
- The four tiny glands, located in the neck.
- Controls the body's calcium levels.
- A rare disease in which malignant cells form in the tissues of a parathyroid gland.
- Its main function is to receive information about the state of the light-dark cycle from the environment and convey this information by the production and secretion of the hormone melatonin.
- It is located above each of your kidneys.
- Produces a variety of hormones including adrenaline and the steroids aldosterone and cortisol.
- It helps the body control blood sugar, burn protein and fat, react to stressors like a major illness or injury, and regulate blood pressure.
- It is a long flattened gland located deep in the belly (abdomen).
- The gland produces the hormone insulin and secretes it into the bloodstream in order to regulate the body's glucose or sugar level.
- A group of metabolic disorders in which a person’s blood glucose level is high, due to inadequate insulin production or the inability of body cells to respond to insulin or both.
- The body does not produce insulin. People with this disorder will need to take insulin injections throughout their lifetime, go for regular blood tests and follow a special diet. (Insulin-dependent)
- The body produces minimal insulin or the body’s cells do not react to insulin, a condition known as insulin resistance. It is a progressive disease.
- The human reproductive organs are called-
- The female gonad, one of a pair of reproductive glands in women.
- The most essential organs of the male reproductive system.