Function
Chemical messengers.
What are hormones?
Produces the hormone insulin, which helps control blood sugar levels.
What is the pancreas?
The endocrine system interacts with these two systems.
What are the nervous and digestive systems?
What are acromegaly and menopause?
True or false: All hormones are from the endocrine system.
What is false?
Is a complex network of glands and organs that use hormones.
What is the endocrine system?
Helps control your circadian rhythm by secreting melatonin.
What is the pineal gland?
These two systems work together to detect and transmit signals from internal and external stimuli to maintain homeostasis in the body.
What are the endocrine and nervous systems?
When menstrual periods permanently stop, marking the end of a female’s ability to reproduce.
What is menopause?
This condition can occur from an increase in PTH.
What is osteoporosis?
The endocrine system maintains this by releasing hormones into the bloodstream with the help of multiple organs and glands.
What is homeostasis?
Produce sperm and hormones, particularly testosterone.
What are the testes?
The pancreas is part of these two systems.
What are the endocrine and digestive systems?
When the pituitary gland produces too much of the human growth hormone, causing the body to overgrow. It can also cause tumors.
What is acromegaly?
The stomach releases these two hormones.
What are ghrelin and gastrin?
The endocrine system is slower than this system.
What is the nervous system?
Produce and store ovum as well as make hormones that control the menstrual cycle and pregnancy.
What are the ovaries?
The nervous and endocrine systems work together to maintain this.
What is homeostasis?
This disorder can be delayed with regular exercise and a healthy diet
What is menopause?
A pregnant woman's placenta secretes these two hormones.
What are estrogen and progesterone?
The endocrine system is responsible for these five functions.
What are metabolic, growth, emotions, fertility, and sleep?
Responsible for the production of the hormone in charge of regulating the amounts of calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium in the bones and blood.
What is the parathyroid?
This organ releases hormones into the bloodstream and secretes enzymes into the digestive tract, making it a part of the endocrine and digestive systems.
What is the pancreas?
This disorder cannot be prevented.
What is acromegaly?
The thinning of bone density that leads to easy bone breakages.
What is osteoporosis?