Endocrine System Flashcards
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Made up of glands that make hormones
Endocrine system
Hormones are the body’s _______
Chemical messengers
Part of the endocrine and the digestive
Pancreas
Links endocrine and nervous
Hypothalamus
Master gland
Pituitary gland
Influencing our height, build our bones and muscles
Growth hormone
Releasing and controlling thyroid hormones that control metabolism
Thyrotropin
Milk production and development of mammary gland within breast tissues
Prolactin
Helps control body water balance through its effect on the kidneys
Anti-diuretic hormone
High adh level
Produce less urine
Low adh level
Greater urine production
Love drugs or love hormone
Oxytocin
Regulates circadian rhythm
Pineal gland
Front part of the lower neck
Thyroid
Attached to the thyroid are four tiny glands
Parathyroid gland
Osteoporosis
Calcium deficiency
Bone pain and muscle weakness
Hypercalcemia
2 adrenal gland
Cortex and medulla
Increases heart rate to deliver more blood in the body
Cortisol (stress hormones)
Sex hormones
Male - androgen
Female - estrogen
Controls the production of LH an FSH
Gonadotropin hormone
Cells that form new bone
Osteoblasts
It causes testicles to make
Testosterone
It causes the ovaries to make
Estrogen and progesterone
