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The endocrine system:
The chemical the glands would send out is hormones. Hormones can be water soluble
(Epinephrine) and Lipid soluble (testosterone).
Gland
Hormone
Action
Pineal
Melatonin (allows
our brain to tell
what time of the
day it is as well
as the season)
Circardian
rhythm
(internal clock)
Anterior (To the front) Pituitary
GH (Growth
Hormone)- Floats
throughout the
rest of the body.
Cell growth
Posterior (To the back) Pituitary
ADH (antidiuretic
hormone)- Holds
the fluids inside
our body, goes to
our kidney
because it is in
control of our
osmoregulation.
Water Balance
Thyroid
T3/T4 (relate to
the number of
iodine atoms that
are in it, speed
up the
metabolism) Lowers the
calcium. Goes
into bones.
Metabolism
(regulates
metabolism) Hyperactive
means high
metabolism,
inactive means
slow.
Calcitonin
Lowers Blood
Calcium
Raises Blood
Calcium
If the blood
calcium level
goes too low
and then raises
it.
Parathyroid+ Thyroid work together to keep
the blood calcium level right.
PTH (parathyroid
hormone)
Pancreas
Insulin
Lowers blood
sugar
Glucagon
Raises blood
sugar
Glucocorticoids
(Do the same as
what drugs would
do)
Antiinflammatory
Adrenal cortex
Adrenal medulla
Epinephrine
(Adrenaline)
Fight or flight
Ovary
Estrogen
(Before puberty
there isn’t much
estrogen)
Female sex
characteristics
Testes
Testosterone
(Before puberty
there isn’t much
testosterone)
Male sex
characteristics