Glands

• ovaries produce = oestrogen
• oestrogen controls = puberty and regulates menstrual cycle
• pituitary gland releases = hormones in response to changes detected by the hypothalamus
• main endocrine gland = pituitary gland
• pituitary gland hormones trigger = other glands to release more hormones
• pituitary gland found in the = brain
• adrenal glands produce = adrenaline
• adrenal glands found = above each kidney
• thyroid gland releases = thyroxine
• thyroxine regulates = metabolism, heart rate and temperature
• thyroid gland found in = neck
• testes produce = testosterone
• testosterone responsible for = sperm and puberty
• pancreas produces = insulin
• endocrine = hormonal system
• What is the endocrine system compared to the CNS?


  slower response, chemical messengers carried by blood, large areas of body and long lasting
• What does the hypothalamus release when thyroxine hormones low?

  TRH
• What gland releases TSH?

  pituitary
• TSH = stimulates secretion of thyroxine by the thyroid gland