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Endocrine System [Textbook: page 504-507] Public Service Announcement • Student Effort: past, present, & future • There has been a dramatic shift in the amount of effort in academics and behavior. • STOP SLACKING OFF! FCAT Number of students Beginning of School NOW Time What is the Endocrine System? • Produces chemicals that control our body’s daily activities • Help us grow and develop over the course of our lives What is a hormone? • A gland that belongs to the endocrine system • Use target cells to help our organs and tissues on a daily basis • Adrenaline is an example of a hormone Glands of the Endocrine System • Thyroid Gland • Parathyroid Gland • Pancreas • Hypothalamus Gland • Pituitary Gland • Thymus Gland • Adrenal Gland • Ovaries • Testes Thyroid Gland • Works with the mitochondria of cells to release energy our cells get from the food we eat Parathyroid Gland • Remember I told you how important calcium is for you? • It’s so important for the function of the human body that there is an actual structure just for calcium release into our bloodstreams. Pancreas • Makes two hormones called insulin and glucagon • These hormones help maintain the blood sugar levels in your blood • Diabetics vs. Hypoglycemics Hypothalamus • Connects the nervous system to the endocrine system • Controls the pituitary gland Pituitary Gland • Regulates growth, increase in height? • Regulates blood pressure, feel tired? • Regulates the water balance, if it’s low you feel thirsty! Thymus Gland • When you all were little, this gland helped build up your immune system aka “your protector from getting sick” • This is why before you held your baby sister or brother your mom asked you to wash your hands Adrenal Glands • Adrenal glands produce adrenaline • A hormone that kicks into gear during emergency situations Ovaries • This gland releases estrogen • This hormone gives females their unique characteristics Testes • This gland releases testosterone • This hormone gives male their unique characteristics
