endocrine system

Question 1

what is the endocrine system?

Answer 1

it is a system composed of glands that secrete chemicals called hormones directly in the blood stream

Question 2

what are the important structures in the endocrine system and how many are there?

Answer 2

6
-pituatary gland
-thyroid gland
-adrenal gland
-pancreas
-testes
-ovaries

Question 3

what are these chemical substances that are released called+ what happens when they are carried around the body?

Answer 3

hormones + they circulate in the blood stream which affect target organs

Question 4

how are hormones produced and what do they control?

Answer 4

they are produced in large quantities + control ongoing internal functions which help our body react to changes in the environment

Question 5

what is the function of the pituatarty gland and what is it reffereed as ?

Answer 5

referred as the ‘master gland’ because it controls release of other hormones from all other endorine glands

Question 6

what is the pituatary gland controlled by

Answer 6

hypothalomus

Question 7

what does the thyroid gland release and state its function

Answer 7

releases thyroxine–>increases heart rate, metabollic rate and affects growth rate

Question 8

what are the two parts of the adrenal glands and what do they release

Answer 8

adrenal medulla–>releases adrenaline and noradrenaline.
adrenal cortex–>releases cortisol

Question 9

what is the function of the adrenal medulla?

Answer 9

it is used in fight or fligth response

Question 10

what is the function of the adrenal cortex

Answer 10

stimuation of release of glucose while suppresing the immune system