endocrine system

• adrenal gland - adrenalin - fight or flight response - increased heart rate, breathing rate, blood pressure
• testes - testosterone - involved in sexual development during puberty
• pituitary gland - FSH - stimulates eggs to mature in the ovaries - LH - release of eggs from the ovaries - growth - stimulates growth of the body
• pancreas - insulin - lower blood sugar levels - glucagon - increase blood sugar levels
• thyroid gland - thyroxine - involved in the bodies metabolic processes like digestion and heart rate
• ovaries - oestrogen - progesterone - sex hormones used in the menstrual cycle and development during puberty
• the pituitary gland is the master gland of the endocrine system because it controls the release of other hormones