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• The endocrine system

  is made up of glands

  that make hormones.
• Hypothalamus is a small part of the brain that contains a number of nuclei with a variety of functions.
• The hypothalamus is located below the thalamus and is part of the limbic system.
• The pineal gland produces melatonin, a serotonin-derived hormone which modulates sleep patterns in both circadian and seasonal cycles.
• Pituitary Gland is the major endocrine gland with a pea-sized body attached to the base of the brain, it is important in controlling growth and development and the functioning of the other endocrine glands.
• Parathyroid Glands main function is to make the parathyroid

  hormone (PTH). This chemical regulates the amounts of calcium, phosphorus and magnesium in the bones and blood.
• Thyroid Glands is a butterfly-shaped gland located at the front

  of your neck. It controls body’s important functions by producing certain hormones. To control the speed of your metabolism which is the process of how your body transforms the food you consume into energy.
• Thymus is responsible for the production and maturation of immune cells; including small lymphocytes that protect the body against

  foreign antigens.
• The thymus is the source of cells that will live in the lymphoid tissues

  and supports their maturation and proper function.
• Liver is responsible for secreting at least four important hormones or hormone precursors: insulin-like growth factor (somatomedin), angiotensinogen, thrombopoietin, and hepcidin.
• Adrenal Glands is A small gland that makes steroid hormones,

  adrenaline, and noradrenaline. These

  hormones help control heart rate, blood

  pressure, and other important body

  functions. There are two adrenal glands,

  one on top of each kidney.
• Kidney make two main hormones, vitamin D and

  erythropoietin.
• Pancreas helps your digestive system by making

  hormones. These are chemical

  messengers that travel through your

  blood. Pancreatic hormones help

  regulate your blood sugar levels and

  appetite, stimulate stomach acids, and

  tell your stomach when to empty.
• Placenta (During pregnancy) Produces several metabolic proteins

  (leptin, adiponectin), peptide hormones(hCG, hPL, PGH) and steroid hormones (progesterone, estrogens) which have significant influence on maternal glucose metabolism and its adaptation throughout pregnancy
• The nervous system enables the body to

  gather information from the outside

  environment and it responds quickly.
• Neuron is the Message-Carrying Unit of the Nervous System
• The largest part of the neuron is the

  cell body. The cell body contains the

  nucleus (a large dark structure), which

  controls all the activities of the cell.
• the neuron's

  cytoplasm extends into two types of

  fiber like structures. Running into this

  switchboard are one or more tiny,

  branching, threadlike structures called

  dendrites, which receive and carry

  information toward the cell body.
• A long, taillike fiber that extends from

  the cell body called the axon and

  messages away from the cell body the

  myelin sheath covers the axon, which

  speeds up the travel of the nerve

  impulses.
• Sensory neurons are also called afferent

  neurons because their function is to receive

  initial stimuli from receptors.
• called connector neurons of

  stones. This is because they "read" and

  interpret the impulses sent by sensory

  neurons. Interneurons are found in the

  spinal cord and in the brain.
• impulses from the brain and spinal cord

  to the effecter all or organ, such as the

  muscles, organs, and glands.