Endocrine System Flashcards
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endocrine system
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- glands that produce chemical messengers called hormones
2
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hormones
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- chemical messengers that travel throughout the blood to control body activities
3
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pineal/pituitary
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- they are the like maintenance of the body, they regulate temperature, etc.
4
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thyroid
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- it regulate your metabolism (chemical reactions in your body)
5
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parathyroid
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- it is a helper to the thyroid
6
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adrenal
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- they are the flight gland, it releases adrenaline
7
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ovaries
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- they are only in females, it releases estrogen
8
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testis
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- they are only in males, it releases testosterone
9
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human growth hormone (hgh)
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- it is a hormone that regulates human growth
10
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adrenaline
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- it gives the body an extra kick, and makes you do something you thought you couldn’t do
11
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insulin
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- it is released by the pancreas
12
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estrogen/progesterone
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- it is the female hormones
13
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testosterone
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- it is the male hormones
