Science

• BLOOD PRESSURE is autonomic
• CLEANING is somatic
• URINATION is autonomic
• TWO - THYMUS
• COUGHING is somatic
• ONE - PANCREAS
• SNEEZING is somatic
• FIVE - PITUITARY
• Identify the parts and function of ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
• Define ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
• FOUR - THYROID
• Explain the effect of a particular hormone in the body if not properly regulated
• THREE - HORMONE
• Hormones


  Chemical substances that act like messenger molecules in the body
• Endocrine System


  Composed of glands that secrete hormones
• Pituitary Gland


  • Location: Based at the base of the brain
  • Stimulates growth
  • Controls the function of other glands
  • Known as the master gland
• Oxytocin


  • Known as the "love drug" or "love hormone"
  • Causes breast to grow and make milk during pregnancy
• Follicle Stimulating Hormone


  • Stimulates adrenal gland to produce cortisol
  • Helps to control menstrual cycle and production of egg cell
• Vasopressin


  Has antidiuretic action on the collecting ducts of the kidney
• Growth Hormone


  Influences height and helps build bones and muscle
• Parathyroid Gland

  • Location: In the neck
  • Produces parathyromone
  • Controls calcium level
  • Normalizes bone growth
• Thyroid Gland


  • Location: Below the voice box
  • Produces thyroxin and calcitonin
  • Regulates body metabolism
  • Stores calcium in bones
• Thymus Gland

  • Location: In front of the heart
  • Produces thymosin
  • Produces certain antibodies
• Adrenal Gland

  • Location: Top of the kidney
  • Produces adrenaline
  • Prepares body for action
  • Controls heart rate and breathing in times of stress
• TESTES

  • Location: Lower abdomen
  • Androgen and testosterone
  • Control maturation and male characteristics
• PANCREAS

  • Location: Between the kidneys
  • Insulin and glucagon
  • Regulates blood sugar level
• ADRENAL GLAND

  • Location: Top of the kidney
  • Adrenaline
  • Prepares body in action
  • Controls heart rate and breathing in times of emergency
• OVARY


  • Location: Lower abdomen
  • Estrogen and progesterone
  • Influence female traits
  • Support reproductive function
• PARATHYROID GLAND


  • Normalizes bone growth
• WHO’S IN CONTROL?

  Study the picture that depicts the involvement of a particular gland in the endocrine system. Give the name of the endocrine gland in the endocrine system and explain its effect according to its function
• THYMUS GLAND


  • Location: In front of the heart
  • Thymosin
  • Produce certain antibodies
• WHO’S IN CONTROL?

  Athletes burn up calories during exercise
• WHO’S IN CONTROL?

  A pregnant woman
• WHO’S IN CONTROL?

  Boy running away from danger
• WHO’S IN CONTROL?

  Kid growing taller
• WHO’S IN CONTROL?

  A sick person
• WHO’S IN CONTROL?

  A girl eating sweets
• DISORDER IN ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

  • GIGANTISM
  • DWARFISM
  • GOITER
  • DIABETES
  • OSTEOPOROSIS
• GIGANTISM


  • Happens when a child or adolescent has high levels of growth hormone (GH) in their body
• DWARFISM


  • A condition in which the pituitary gland does not make enough growth hormone