Glands
This “master gland” controls many other endocrine glands
What is the pituitary gland?
This hormone lowers blood sugar
What is insulin?
The process of maintaining internal balance
What is homeostasis?
A disease caused by insufficient insulin or insulin resistance
What is diabetes?
Chemical messengers released by glands
What are hormones?
This brain structure links the nervous system to the endocrine system.
What is the hypothalamus?
This hormone regulates sleep-wake cycles
What is melatonin?
This system works closely with the endocrine system to control body functions
What is the nervous system?
Overactive thyroid condition
What is hyperthyroidism?
Proteins on cells that bind hormones
What are receptors?
These glands sit on top of the kidneys and release stress hormones
What are the adrenal glands?
This hormone is released during stress and helps increase metabolism
What is cortisol?
Hormones travel through this to reach target cells
What is the bloodstream?
Underactive thyroid condition
What is hypothyroidism?
This determines how strongly a cell responds to a hormone
What is receptor number (or sensitivity)?
This gland in the neck regulates metabolism
What is the thyroid gland?
This hormone stimulates uterine contractions and bonding
What is oxytocin?
Cells that respond to specific hormones are called these
What are target cells?
Disorder caused by excess cortisol
What is Cushing’s syndrome?
Lipid-based hormones that can pass through cell membranes
What are steroid hormones?
This gland regulates calcium levels in the blood.
What is the parathyroid gland?
This hormone increases blood sugar
What is glucagon?
Type of feedback where a change causes a response that reverses the change
What is negative feedback?
Condition caused by low production of adrenal hormones
What is Addison’s disease?
Lipid-based hormones that can pass through cell membranes
What are steroid hormones?