Fight or Flight
A reaction that occurs in the body when we are really frightened
What is the fight-or-flight response?
A condition that causes high blood glucose (sugar) levels
What is diabetes?
What is a gland?
This system is responsible for creating new offspring
What is the reproductive system?
Stimulates fight or flight response
What is adrenaline?
These gland(s) sits on top of the kidneys
What are the adrenal glands?
The hormone that regulates sugar levels
What is insulin?
This organ makes insulin
What is the pancreas?
The sensation of feeling full or satisfied
What is satiety?
Stimulates growth in kids
What is growth hormone?
The stress hormone
What is cortisol?
What is Cushing's syndrome?
Ductless glands that release the substances they make, hormones, and directly into the bloodstream.
What is Endocrine glands?
The sequence of skills and abilities that humans gain as they age
What is development?
regulates circadian rhythm and sleep/wake cycle
What is melatonin?
The organ that converts Glycogen to Glucose for fast energy
What is the liver?
The medical term for an under active thyroid
What is hypothyroidism?
This gland releases the hormone melatonin to regulate sleep patterns
What is Pineal Gland?
Physical and mental changes that follow a 24-hour cycle
what is circadian rhythm?
Stimulates muscles to contract during childbirth; produces warm, loving feeling
What is Oxytocin?
The hormone that stimulates the adrenal glands to release stress hormones
What is Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)?
This disease is highly controllable by avoiding foods that contain carbohydrates
What is type 2 diabetes?
This gland makes hormones involved in the immune response
What is the thymus?
The process by which the body converts food into the energy needed for the body to function
What is metabolism?
Regulates water balance, sodium levels, and blood pressure
What is Vasopressin?