Addons

• Endocrine system


  Composed of different glands which secrete hormones that regulate metabolism, growth and development, mood, and reproduction
• Hormones


  Organic substances released by the glands of the endocrine system directly into the bloodstream
• Hormones


  Capable of changing the physiological and metabolic behaviors of their target cells to maintain homeostasis
• Homeostasis


  A self-regulating process by which a living organism can maintain internal stability while adjusting to changing external conditions
• Osteoporosis is a disease that happens when the mineral density of the bone is reduced making it brittle and porous. Parathyroid hormone secretion is one of the possible causes of this disease.
• Goiter is an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland. It results from the underproduction or overproduction of thyroid hormones.
• Gigantism is a disorder that happens during childhood when there is abnormal increase in height associated with too much secretion of growth hormones.
• Dwarfism is a condition wherein the production of growth hormones in the pituitary gland is insufficient resulting in short stature.
• Adrenaline, Adrenal Gland


  Increases blood pressure, heart rate, and metabolism in reaction to stress
• Aldosterone, Adrenal Gland


  Controls the body's salt and water balance
• Estrogen, Ovary


  Works to regulate the menstrual cycle, maintain pregnancy, and develop female sex characteristics; aids in sperm production
• Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH), Pituitary


  Controls the production of eggs and sperm
• Glucagon, Pancreas


  Helps increase levels of blood glucose
• Insulin, Pancreas


  Helps reduce your blood glucose levels
• Luteinizing hormone (LH), Pituitary


  Controls estrogen and testosterone production as well as ovulation
• Oxytocin & Prolactin, Pituitary


  Helps with lactation, childbirth, and mother-child bonding
• Parathyroid hormone, Parathyroid


  Controls calcium levels in bones and blood
• Progesterone, Ovary


  Helps prepare the body for pregnancy when an egg is fertilized
• The gland being stimulated during exercise is the thyroid gland.
• The gland that secretes a hormone that enables the body to produce T cells is the thymus gland.
• The gland that produces hormones that control the calcium levels in the body is the parathyroid gland.
• The statement "Collect sensory input from the body" is not true about the function of the endocrine system.
• Hypothalamus


  Secretes hormones that stimulate or suppress the release of hormones in the pituitary gland, in addition to controlling water balance, sleep, temperature, appetite, and blood pressure
• Hypothalamus hormones


  Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH), Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), Somatostatin, and dopamine
• Pituitary


  Produces hormones that stimulate growth, and controls the functions of other glands
• Pituitary hormones


  • Oxytocin, Growth Hormones (GH), Prolactin (PRL), Luteinizing Hormone (LH), Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH), Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), Antidiuretic hormone (AH), Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
• Pineal


  Helps control the circadian cycle of sleep and wakefulness by secreting melatonin
• Thyroid


  Produces hormones that regulate body metabolism, and storage of calcium in bones
• Thyroid hormones


  • Thyroxine or Tetraiodothyronine (T4) and Triiodothyronine (T3), Calcitonin
• Parathyroid


  Produces hormones that control the calcium levels in your body, and normalizes bone growth
• Parathyroid hormones


  • Parathyroid hormone, Parathormone (PTH)
• Thymus


  Produces hormones that enable the body to produce T cells before puberty
• Thymus hormones


  • Thymosin, Thymopoietin, and Thymulin
• Adrenal


  Produces hormones that affects metabolism, immune system and blood pressure, stress reaction
• Adrenal hormones


  • Aldosterone, Cortisol, Androgens and Estrogen, Epinephrine
• Pancreas


  Produce hormones that regulate blood sugar levels
• Pancreas hormones


  • Insulin, Proinsulin, Amylin, C-peptide, Somatostatin, Pancreatic Polypeptide (PP), and Glucagon
• Testes (Males)


  Produces hormones that control maturation of sperm and development of the secondary male sexual characteristics
• Ovaries (Females)


  Produces hormones that influence development of the secondary female sexual characteristics, and maturation of the egg cells and ovulation
• Testes hormones


  • Testosterone, Dihydrotestosterone and Estrogen