What is the endocrine system?
Neurons that connect.
Is a network of glands.
Set of organs responsible for gas exchange
What is the function of adrenaline?
Help the body respond to stress.
Helps digestion and breaks down fats.
Regulates day-night cycles or sleep-wake cycles.
What are hormones?
Chemical messengers to regulate things.
It is connected to the baby through the umbilical cord.
Gaseous chemical element
Where the adrenal glands are located?
At the base of the throat, near the trachea.
One on each side of the uterus.
Above each kidney.
Name the main glands of the endocrine system
Nose. mouth, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, etc.
Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, etc.
Pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas, ovaries.
What does the pituitary gland do?
Regulates most of the chemical levels in the blood.
Produces hormones that control other glands.
Pumps blood to all parts of the body.
What the parathyroid glands do?
Maintains the balance between calcium and phosphorus
Protects the body from external factors such as bacteria.
They filter and warm the air before it enters the lungs.
Where is the pineal gland located?
It is located in the center of the brain.
On the upper right, behind the ribs.
In the center of the chest, near the lungs.
What do ovaries do?
They produce amino acids and enzymes.
They produce hormones called estrogen and progesterone.
They produce neurotransmitters.
What do adrenal glands produce?
Produce hormones that stimulate and regulate other glands.
Produce female gametes (ova).
Produce hormones like cortisol and adrenaline.
What the pineal gland does?
Regulate blood glucose levels.
Transports food and liquid from the mouth to the stomach.
Regulate circadian rhythms, secrete melatonin.
What hormone does the thyroid gland produce?
Produces insulin, which helps the body manage sugar.
Produces thyroxine which regulate metabolism.
Produces cortisol and adrenaline helps to react quickly.
What is the role of the pancreas in the endocrine system?
Produces insulin control blood sugar levels.
Makes white blood cells, protect the body against infections
It produces hormones that control how the body uses energy.
What are glands?
The bone marrow produces blood.
Organs that produce hormones.
Muscle that produces digestive juice that mixes with bile.