HORMONES
These are chemical messengers in the body
What are hormones?
This gland is called the " master gland "
What is the pituitary gland?
This hormone controls blood sugar
What is insulin?
This disease happens when blood sugar is too high
What is diabetes?
This system controls growth and development
What is the endocrine system?
Hormones travel through this system
what is the bloodstream?
This gland is in your neck and controls metabolism
What is the thyroid gland?
This hormone helps you respond to danger (fight or flight)
what is adrenaline?
This condition means the thyroid is too slow
What is hypothyroidism?
The endocrine system works closely with this other system
what is the nervous system?
Hormones help keep the body in balance, called this
What is homeostasis?
these glands sit on top of the kidneys
What are the adrenal glands?
This hormone helps control sleep
What is melatonin?
Too much thyroid hormone causes this condition
Hormones move slower than signals from this system
What is the nervous system?