SCIENCE 10 QUARTER 3 Flashcards
THIS SYSTEM IS COMPOSED OF GLADS THAT SECRET DIFF TYPES OF HORMONES THAT AFFECT ALMOST EVERY CELL ORGAN, AND FUNCTION OF OUR BODY
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
WHY IS ENDOCRINE SYSTEM ESSENTIAL?
ITS ESSENTIAL IN REGULATING GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, METABOLISM AS WELL AS REPRODUCTIVE PROCESSES AND MOOD
ARE THE ORGANIC SUBSTANCES RELEASED BY THE GLANDS OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DIRECTLY ITO THE BLOODSTREAM
HORMONES
PRODUCES HORMONES THAT STIMULATE GROWTH AND CONTROLS THE FUNCTIONS OF THE OTHER GLANDS
PITUITARY GLAND
IT IS A HORMONE THAT STIMULATES ITERINE CONTRACTIONS IN LABOR AND CHILDBIRTH AND TO STIMULATE CONTRACTIONS OF BREAST TISSUE TO AID IN LACTATION AFTER CHILDBIRTH
OXYTOCIN
ALSO ACTS AS A CHEMICAL MESSENGER IN YOUR BRAIN AND HAS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN MANY HUMAN BEHAVIORS AND SOCIAL INTERACTIONS
OXYTOCIN
TYHE ROLES OF THIS HORMONE IS INCLUDE INFLUENCING OUR HEIGHT, AND HELPING BUILD OUR BODIES AND MUSCLES.
GROWTH HORMONES
THIS HORMONE INCREASE DURING CHILDHOOD AND PEAK DURING PUBERTY
GROWTH HORMONE
IS A HORMONE NAMED ORIGINALLY AFTER ITS FUNCTION TO PROMOTE MILK PRODUCTION
PROLACTIN
THIS STIMULATES THE PROCESS IN YOUR BODY THAT ARE IMPORTAND FOR SEXUAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT AND REPRODUCTION
LUTEINIZING HORMONE
A H THAT MAKES AND RELEASES THAT PLAYS A ROLE IN SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT AND REPRODUCTIVE
FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE
GOT ITS NAME DUE TO ITS EFFECT ON OVARIAN FOLLICLES
FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE