Endocrine System Flashcards
Function of pituitary gland
Controls other glands and body growth
Function of parathyroids
Control the amount of calcium in the blood
Function of adrenal gland
Affects kidneys and helps you when you are excited, angry, or frightened
Function of thymus gland
Helps the body’s immune systems to recognize and reject germs
Function of pancreas
Controls the body’s use of glucose
Function of ovaries
Produce female characteristics and initiate female body functions
What is the function of Endocrine System?
Controls many of the body’s daily activities as well as long term changes such as development
What are the endocrine systems messages made of and how are they carried through the body?
Carried through bloodstream and made up of hormones
Two ways the hypothalamus sends messages to the pituitary gland?
Nerve impulses & hormones
Endocrine flow chart
Hypothalamus is the link between Endocrine glands and the nervous system Endocrine glands produce Hormones Hormones affect target cells
What is negative feedback?
The negative feedback system is turned off by the condition it produces
Function of thyroid gland
Controls rate that food is turned into energy
