Hormone Production
Produces and secretes hormones such as insulin and glucagon when someone's blood sugar is too low or too high.
What is the Pancreas?
Is next to the hypothalamus and pituitary gland in the brain.
What is the Pineal gland?
A rare treatable disorder caused by long-term exposure to high cortisol levels.
(Hint: Dr Harvey Cushing found it in 1982)
What is Cushing syndrome?
Produces testosterone for men and estrogen/progesterone for women.
What are the Gonads? (Testes/Ovaries)
Filters blood daily to remove waste toxins and excess fluids producing urine.
What are the kidneys?
In some cases, people can have a OVER active thyroid, causing persistent fatigue, unexplained weight gain, cold intolerance, dry skin, hair thinning, and constipation
What is Hyperthyroidism?
Releases T3 and T4 hormones to control metabolism and calcitonin to regulate calcium levels.
What is the thyroid gland?
Acts as a "boot camp" for the immune system, primarily. maturing and training T-cells lymphocytes.
What is the thymus?
A "silent disease" where bone density decreases, making bones fragile.
(Hint: What does bone mean?)
What is Osteoporosis?
A pea-sized "Master control gland" is located at the base of the brain that regulates essential body functions. Growth, metabolism, reproduction, and blood pressure.
What is the Pituitary gland?
Located in the brain, linking the nervous system to the endocrine system, and controls the pituitary gland, also known as the "Master gland."
What is the hypothalamus?
Occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells, causing inflammation in joints,oragns, skin or muscles and are more common in women.
Autoimmune (Hashimoto's disease)
Secretes melatonin to regulate sleep.
What is the pineal gland?
Chemical messengers.
What are hormones?
In some cases, people have an underactive thyroid, causing persistent fatigue, unexplained weight gain, cold intolerance, dry skin, hair thinning, and constipation.
What is Hypothyroidism?