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Endocrine System
[Textbook: page 504-507]
Public Service Announcement• Student Effort: past, present, & future• There has been a dramatic shift in the
amount of effort in academics and behavior.• STOP SLACKING OFF!
Beginning of School
FCAT
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students
What is the Endocrine System?
• Produces chemicals that control our body’s daily activities
• Help us grow and develop over the course of our lives
What is a hormone?• A gland that belongs to the
endocrine system• Use target cells to help our organs
and tissues on a daily basis• Adrenaline is an example of a
hormone
Glands of the Endocrine System
• Thyroid Gland• Parathyroid
Gland• Pancreas• Hypothalamus
Gland• Pituitary Gland• Thymus Gland• Adrenal Gland• Ovaries• Testes
Thyroid Gland
• Works with the mitochondria of cells to release energy our cells get from the food we eat
Parathyroid Gland
• Remember I told you how important calcium is for you?
• It’s so important for the function of the human body that there is an actual structure just for calcium release into our bloodstreams.
Pancreas
• Makes two hormones called insulin and glucagon
• These hormones help maintain the blood sugar levels in your blood
• Diabetics vs. Hypoglycemics
Hypothalamus
• Connects the nervous system to the endocrine system
• Controls the pituitary gland
Pituitary Gland
• Regulates growth, increase in height?
• Regulates blood pressure, feel tired?
• Regulates the water balance, if it’s low you feel thirsty!
Thymus Gland• When you all were
little, this gland helped build up your immune system aka “your protector from getting sick”
• This is why before you held your baby sister or brother your mom asked you to wash your hands
Adrenal Glands
• Adrenal glands produce adrenaline
• A hormone that kicks into gear during emergency situations
Ovaries
• This gland releases estrogen
• This hormone gives females their unique characteristics
Testes
• This gland releases testosterone
• This hormone gives male their unique characteristics