Endocrine Basics
This body system uses hormones to regulate important functions.
What is the Endocrine System
This pea-sized gland is found beneath the brain.
What is the pituitary gland?
This gland helps your body know when it is time to sleep.
What is the pineal gland?
This gland helps train disease-fighting T cells.
What is the thymus gland?
This gland helps keep blood sugar levels steady.
What is the pancreas?
These tiny organs produce and release hormones.
What are glands?
This pituitary hormone helps your muscles and bones grow.
What is growth hormone?
This hormone regulates sleep and wake cycles.
What is melatonin?
This hormone helps the body respond to fear and excitement.
What is adrenalin?
This hormone lowers blood sugar by helping cells take in glucose.
What is insulin?
These chemical messengers travel through the bloodstream.
What are hormones?
This pituitary hormone helps reduce pain and increase pleasure.
What are endorphins?
This bowtie-shaped gland regulates metabolism.
What is the Thyroid gland?
These cells protect the body from infection and autoimmunity.
What are T cells?
This hormone raises blood sugar when it gets too low.
What is glucagon?
This term means the body keeps its internal conditions stable.
What is homeostasis?
This pituitary hormone helps control water balance in the body.
What is antidiuretic hormone?
This process describes how cells use food to make energy.
What is metabolism?
This hormone works with adrenalin to help the body handle stress.
What is corticosteroid?
This disease occurs when blood sugar and insulin are not regulated properly.
What is diabetes?
Hormones affect only these specific cells in the body.
What are Target Cells?
This role of the pituitary gland allows it to control other glands.
What is signaling or directing other glands?
These thyroid hormones help bones and the nervous system develop.
What are thyroxine and triiodothyronine?
This gland becomes less active after puberty.
What is the thymus gland?
This big idea explains how tiny glands can make a huge difference.
Homeostasis