ENDOCRINE & NERVOUS SYSTEM

• Endocrine System


  Instrumental in regulating our mood, tissue function, metabolism and growth and development
• Hormones


  Bound by specific receptors on their target cells
• Endogenous Substance


  Produced within the body
• Endocrine System


  Instrumental in regulating our mood, tissue function, metabolism and growth and development
• Exogenous Substance


  Produced outside the body
• Types of Hormones


  • Lipid Hormones
  • Peptide Hormones
  • Glycoprotein Hormones
  • Amine Hormones
• Lipid Hormones


  • Derived from fatty acids
• Hormones


  Bound by specific receptors on their target cells
• Peptide Hormones


  • Short chains of amino acids
• Endogenous Substance


  Produced within the body
• Glycoprotein Hormones


  • Complex proteins bearing carbohydrates side chain
• Exogenous Substance


  Produced outside the body
• Amine Hormones


  • Derivatives of Amino acid
• Major Glands


  • Pituitary Gland
  • Thyroid Gland
  • Parathyroid Gland
  • Adrenal
  • Pancreas
• Types of Hormones


  • Lipid Hormones
  • Peptide Hormones
  • Glycoprotein Hormones
  • Amine Hormones
• Pituitary Gland


  Master Gland located at the base of the brain beneath the hypothalamus
• Lipid Hormones


  • Derived from fatty acids
• Anterior Lobe


  • Regulates activity of thyroid
• Peptide Hormones


  • Short chains of amino acids
• Posterior Lobe


  • Regulates function of kidneys and uterus
• Glycoprotein Hormones


  • Complex proteins bearing carbohydrates side chain
• Endorphins


  Control and regulate pains
• Amine Hormones


  • Derivatives of Amino acid
• Thyroid Gland


  Control the rate at which cells burn body fuels from food to produce energy
• Major Glands


  • Pituitary Gland
  • Thyroid Gland
  • Parathyroid Gland
  • Adrenal
  • Pancreas
• Parathyroid


  Hormone and calcitonin
• Adrenals


  Located at the top of the kidney/ Adrenaline rush
• Pituitary Gland


  Master Gland located at the base of the brain beneath the hypothalamus
• Pancreas


  Located at the back of the stomach below the liver
• Anterior Lobe


  • Regulates activity of thyroid
• Exocrine


  • Digestive Enzymes
• Endocrine


  • Has alpha and beta cells, insulin and glucagon
• Posterior Lobe


  • Regulates function of kidneys and uterus
• Nervous System


  Our body's electrical communication network
• Endorphins


  Control and regulate pains
• Impulses


  Also known as electrical signals
• Main Functions of Nervous System

  • Sensory Input
  • Integration
  • Motor Output
• Thyroid Gland


  Control the rate at which cells burn body fuels from food to produce energy
• Sensory Input


  Sensory receptors (specialized neurons) collect information from the entire body
• Parathyroid


  Hormone and calcitonin