Endocrine

• is made up of glands and the hormones they secrete.

  endocrine system
• is the production and regulation of chemical Substances called hormones 


  Function of endocrine system
• is a chemical transmitter. It is released in small amounts from glands, and is transported in the bloodstream to target organs or other cells.

  Hormone
• are chemical messengers, transferring information and instructions from one set of cells To another

  Hormone
• work together to help maintain homeostasis... balance.

  Endocrine and nervous system
• essential for the growth

  development of bones, muscles, and other organs.

  growth hormone
• essential for the growth of the adrenal cortex.


  Adrenocorticotropin
• essential for the growth and development of the thyroid gland.

  Thyroid stimulating hormone
• is a gonadotropic hormone.

  follicle stimulating hormone
• is a gonadotropic hormone stimulating the development of corpus luteum in the female ovarian follicles and the production of testosterone in the male.

  Luteinizing hormone
• stimulates the development and growth of the mammary glands and milk production during pregnancy.

  Prolactin
• regulates skin pigmentation and promotes the deposit of melanine in the skin after exposure to sunlight

  Melanocyte stimulating hormone
• stimulates the reabsorption of water by the renal tubules.

  Hyposecretion of this hormone can result in diabetes insipidus.

  Antidiuretic hormone
• stimulates the uterus to contract during labor, delivery, and parturition. A synthetic version of this hormone, used to induce labor, is called Pitocin. It also stimulates the mammary glands to release milk.

  oxytocin
• communicates information about environmental lighting

  Cerebral cortex to various parts of Pineal gland the body.

  Melatonin
• a neurotransmitter that regulates intestinal

  Brain movements and affects appetite, mood, sleep, anger, Serotonin and metabolism.


  Serotonin
• plays a vital role in metabolism and regulates the body's metabolic processes.

  Thyroid gland
• influences bone and calcium metabolism;

  maintains a homeostasis of calcium in the blood plasma

  Calcitonin
• like cortisol, it is a steroid; influences potassium and sodium metabolism

  Cortiscosterone
• several hormones including testosterone; they promote the development of secondary sex characteristics in the male.

  Androgen
• is used to treat shock. It dilates the arteries, elevates systolic blood pressure, increases cardiac output, and increases urinary output.

  Dopamine
• is also called adrenalin.


  epinephrine
• is essential for the growth, development, and maintenance of female sex organs.

  estrogen
• has two lobes, and is part of the lymphatic system. It is a ductless gland, and secretes thymosin.

  Thymus gland