Brain Bosses
This small part of the brain tells the body when to release hormones
What is the hypothalamus?
This butterfly-shaped gland controls your metabolism.
What is the thyroid gland?
These two glands sit on top of your kidneys.
What are the adrenal glands?
This tiny gland is found deep in the brain and controls sleepWhat is the pineal gland?
What is the pineal gland?
These glands in females make estrogen and progesterone.
What are the ovaries?
This gland is called the “master gland” because it controls many other glands.
What is the pituitary gland?
These four tiny glands sit on the back of the thyroid.
What are the parathyroid glands?
The adrenal glands release this hormone for “fight or flight.”
What is adrenaline?
he pineal gland makes this hormone, which helps you feel sleepy.
What is melatonin?
These glands in males make testosterone.
What are the testes?
The hypothalamus acts like this at a job, giving orders.
What is the boss?
The parathyroid glands control the amount of this mineral in your blood and bones.
What is calcium?
Besides adrenaline, the adrenal glands also help control this body condition related to circulation.
What is blood pressure?
True or False: The pineal gland is located in your neck.
What is false?
Estrogen and progesterone control these monthly changes in females.
What are menstrual periods?
This gland helps you grow by releasing growth hormone.
What is the pituitary gland?
If the thyroid is working too fast, your metabolism does this.What is speed up?
What is speed up?
The adrenal glands also help balance this substance, which we often find in food.
What is salt?
The pineal gland helps control this daily rhythm of sleeping and waking.
What is your sleep cycle (or circadian rhythm)?
Testosterone in males controls these body changes, like muscle growth and deeper voices.
What are puberty changes (or male body changes)?
These two glands work together to connect the brain with the endocrine system.
What are the hypothalamus and pituitary gland?
Both the thyroid and parathyroid glands are found in this part of your body
What is the neck?
The pancreas, located behind the stomach, makes this hormone to control blood sugar.
What is insulin?
Name two glands located in the brain.
hat are the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, or pineal gland?
Both ovaries and testes help make these cells needed for reproduction.
What are eggs (ova) and sperm?