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The Endocrine System

The Endocrine System. Endocrine System. Functions of the Endocrine System. Two systems regulate activity: the nervous system and the endocrine system The endocrine system controls daily activity and long term changes such as development. What are glands?.

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The Endocrine System

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  1. The Endocrine System

  2. Endocrine System

  3. Functions of the Endocrine System • Two systems regulate activity: the nervous system and the endocrine system • The endocrine system controls daily activity and long term changes such as development

  4. What are glands? • Glands release chemicals into the blood stream. • (They are NOT like salivary or sweat glands, that deliver their chemicals through tubes)

  5. Color Pituitary - blue Pineal - white Hypothalamus - yellow Thyroid – yellow Parathyroid – black Adrenal- purple Pancreas - orange Ovaries - pink Testicles - light blue

  6. What are hormones? • Hormones are chemical messengers made by endocrine glands. • Hormones turn on, turn off, speed up or slow down activities of a specific organ or tissue. Hormones act on target cells like a lock and key. • Hormones can work far from glands that make them since they are delivered by the bloodstream. • Hormones are slower but longer lasting than nerve impulse response.

  7. Hormones act like a lock and key

  8. What is the endocrine system? The endocrine system is a complex group of glands. Glands are organsthat make hormones. Hormones are substances that help to control activities in your body. • Different types of hormones control reproduction, metabolism (food burning and waste elimination), and growth and development. Hormones also control the way you respond to your surroundings, and they help to provide the proper amount of energy and nutrition your body needs to function. • The glands that make up the endocrine system include the thyroid, parathyroid, pancreas, ovaries, testes, adrenal, pituitary and hypothalamus.http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/_bfs_ESmoviesource.html

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  10. Pituitary Gland • Master gland – controls other glands

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