Endocrine System Flashcards

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hormones

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chemical messages

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endocrine system

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makes hormones nd regulates body (homeostasis). a negative feedback mechanism

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pancreas

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makes insulin

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insulin

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controls blood sugar

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pineal

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releases melatonin

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thyroid

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produces pyroxene, knowing to regulate metabolism throughout the body

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ovary

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produces estrogen and progesterone

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hypothalamus

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makes hormones that control pituitary gland and make hormones tht get stored away in pituitary gland

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pituitary

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produces hormones that regulate many of the other endocrine glands

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parathyroid

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adrenal

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releases epinephrine and norepinephrine that helps the body respond to stress

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testes

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produces testosterone and sperm

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testosterone

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influences sperm and secondary male characteristics

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Target sell

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has receptors and matching hormones

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placenta/umbilical cord

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nutrients pass through the mother to the child

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identical twins

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One egg fertilized by one sperm and splits

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fraternal

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two eggs fertilized by different sperm