Endocrine 1
Control system for entire endocrine system
Hypothalamus
What is homeostasis
Body is in balance
Where are the adrenal glands located?
top of each kidney
What is the master gland?
pituitary gland
Name of the chemicals secreted by glands
hormones
What gland produces melatonin
Pineal Gland
The "boot camp" for T Cells
Thymus
Hormones travel through the body using this
The bloodstream
Thyroid gland's primary function
Metabolism
Delicate blood vessels that deliver nutrients, oxygen, and other products to the cells in your body. They also remove carbon dioxide and waste from your cells.
Capillaries
Name the two hormones of the pancreas
Insulin and Glucagon
Name the Male and Female Gonads
Testes and Ovaries
Disease in which the pancreas does not make enough insulin to keep blood sugar level within a healthy range
Type II Diabetes
Disease in which the pancreas does not produce any insulin
Type 1 Diabetes
How do the systems of the body communicate with each other?
Endocrine System/Hormones
Nervous System/Neurons
What is the stress hormone
cortisol
Examples of bodily functions controlled by endocrine system
metabolism, growth and development, sexual function and reproduction, heart rate, blood pressure, appetite, sleep/wake cycle, body temperature
What exocrine function does the pancreas do?
Releases digestive enzymes
Trick Question!
What organ/gland in the endocrine system can an ADULT live without with no outside aid?
Thymus
Name the endocrine tissue in the pancreas
Islets of Langerhans
This gland produces hormones that helps prevent hypocalcemia and hypercalcemia
Parathyroid Gland
If you were in a forest covered in honey, and a bear just woke up from a long winter of hibernation, looked at you, roared and started charging in your direction; what hormone would you secrete?
adrenaline
In this disorder, cortisol levels are increased and causes moon face, buffalo hump, overweight, stretch marks, excessive hair growth
Cushing's Disease
What is found on cells to make sure they receive only the correct hormones?
HINT: Key fits only in one lock
receptors
What is necessary in order to make thyroid hormones?
HINT: Endemic goiters occur because of a lack of this
Iodine