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