ENDOCRINE SYSTEM (LESSON 3)

Question 1

a messenger system in an organism comprising feedback loops of hormones

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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

Question 2

the smallest living unit in the body that produces chemical substances called hormones.

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ENDOCRINE GLANDS

Question 3

glands that make up the endocrine system produce chemical messengers called hormones

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ENDOCRINE GLANDS

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substances such as sweat, tears, saliva, milk, and digestive juices

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EXOCRINE GLANDS

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chemical substances that act like messenger molecules in the body.

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HORMONES

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in the lower central part of the brain. It links the endocrine system and nervous system.

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Hypothalamus

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Controls metabolism, growth, sexual maturation, reproduction, blood pressure, and many other vital physical functions and processes.

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Pituitary Gland

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To produce hormones that help regulate metabolism, blood pressure, and the body’s response to stress

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Adrenal Gland

Question 9

A butterfly-shaped organ is located in the base of your neck. It releases hormones that control metabolism

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Thyroid Gland

Question 10

are four small glands of the endocrine system which regulate the calcium in our bodies

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Parathyroid Gland

Question 11

Secretes the hormones insulin and glucagon to control blood sugar levels throughout the day.

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Pancreas

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An organ that is critically important to the immune system which serves as the body’s defense mechanism

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Thymus

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Receives information about the state of the light-dark cycle from the environment

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Pineal Gland

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most often the result of a hormone imbalance, a condition characterized by a gland producing too much or too little of a hormone.

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ENDOCRINE DISORDERS

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most common thyroid disorder

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Hypothyroidism

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happens when the thyroid gland makes too much thyroid

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Hyperthyroidism

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chronic (long-lasting) health condition. the pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin.

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Diabetes

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your ovaries start making less estrogen and progesterone

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Menopause

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tumor that develops in the pituitary gland.

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Prolactinoma

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an autoimmune disorder. creates antibodies that attack thyroid cells as if they were bacteria.

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Hashimoto thyroiditis

Question 21

used as a fuel that will increase the normal strength

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Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)

Question 22

self-regulating process by which an organism tends to maintain stability while adjusting to conditions that are best for its survival.

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HOMEOSTASIS

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Cells may react to a change in temperature or to any pressure inside or surrounding them.

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CHANGE

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receptor detects it and alerts the proper control center to counteract it

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RECEPTOR

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the one which receives impulses from the receptors and sends commands to the effector

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CONTROL CENTER

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from its control center that will counteract the change and return the internal and external cell environment to a balanced state.

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EFFECTOR

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(BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION)

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NEGATIVE FEEDBACK

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control self-perpetuating events that can be out of control and do not require continuous adjustment.

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POSITIVE FEEDBACK