Endocrine System Flashcards
It is essential in regulating growth and development, metabolism and reproductive process and mood
Endrocrine System
An organs that makes and secretes hormones released directly into the blood and travel to tissues and organs all over the body
Endrocrine Glands
Chemical substances produced in the body that controls and regulates the activity of a certain organs
Hormone
“Inside”
Endo
“To seperate”
Krinein
Control the circadian cycle of sleep and wakefulness and located in beneath the back part of the corpus callosum
Pineal Gland
Secretes the hormone melatonin
Pineal Gland
Located at the base of the brain and it’s also called as the “Master Gland”. It’s stimulated growth and controls the function of other gland
Pituitary Gland
It regulates body metabolism and cause storage of calcium in bones and it’s butterfly shaped that located below the voice box
Thyroid Gland
It’s controls the calcium levels in the body and normalized the growth of bone and it’s located in the neck
Parathyroid Gland
It enables the body to produce certain antibodies and it is located in the chest between lungs and in front of the heart
Thymus Gland
It prepares the body for action, controls the heart rate and breathing in times of emergency. Located on the top of the kidney
Adrenal Gland
A triangle shaped organ and gland that produce and release substances in the body and located between the kidney
Pancreas
Located in the lower abdomen, specifically inside the scrotum that produce sperm and male hormones
Testes
Located in the lower abdomen where the eggs forms and produces hormones
Ovaries
