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Title: Glands of the Endocrine System
Description: Summarization of the major endocrine glands, which are pituitary gland, hypothalamus, adrenal glands, pancreas, thyroid, parathyroid, and gonads. And It Explains How to Control Endocrine System. This 7 page summary can be really helpful as a study guide for a test.
Description: Summarization of the major endocrine glands, which are pituitary gland, hypothalamus, adrenal glands, pancreas, thyroid, parathyroid, and gonads. And It Explains How to Control Endocrine System. This 7 page summary can be really helpful as a study guide for a test.
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2 : Glands of the Endocrine System
The Human Endocrine Glands
- The major glands of the endocrine system include the pituitary
gland, the hypothalamus, the adrenal glands, the pancreas, the
thyroid, the parathyroid, and the reproductive glands>
Pituitary Gland
- Pituitary Gland is a bean-size structure at the base of brain
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Hypothalamus
- Hypothalamus is the link between central nervous system and the
endocrine system, which is attached to the posterior pituitary
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- It is influenced by levels of hormones and other substances in
blood and by sensory information
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Adrenal Glands
- Adrenal Glands are pyramid structures that are on kidneys
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- Outer part of adrenal gland is adrenal cortex
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80% of adrenal gland is adrenal cortex
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Aldosterone regulate blood volume and pressure
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- Adrenal medulla release hormones that produce heart pounding
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These increase heart
rate and blood pressure
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- The hormone-producing portion consists of clusters of cells, called
the “islets of Langerhans”
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- Insulin stimulate hepatocytes to convert glucose to glycogen
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- If pancreas doesn’t function properly, diabetes might occur
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Type II : it is acquired by heritage, it appears at 30 – 40
years of age
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It has a major role in regulating body’s metabolism
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- Thyroid problems :
Hyperthyroidism : High thyroxine, High metabolism,
Low weight, High temperature, Nervousness
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- Thyroid also produces calcitonin which reduce blood calcium
levels, it signals kidneys to absorb less calcium, absorb less
calcium in small intestine, and promote storage of calcium in
bones
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Produces
opposing hormone of calcitonin, parathyroid hormone
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Gonads
- Gonads are the body’s reproductive glands, which are ovaries and
testes
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- Testes in males produces sperm cells and testosterone
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Control of the Endocrine System
- Like most systems of the body, the endocrine system is regulated
by feedback mechanism that function to maintain homeostasis
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Hypothalamus contains cells that are sensitive to
conservation of water
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When water content rises, pituitary release less ADH,
so kidney remove more water
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TSH
stimulate release of thyroxine by thyroid
Title: Glands of the Endocrine System
Description: Summarization of the major endocrine glands, which are pituitary gland, hypothalamus, adrenal glands, pancreas, thyroid, parathyroid, and gonads. And It Explains How to Control Endocrine System. This 7 page summary can be really helpful as a study guide for a test.
Description: Summarization of the major endocrine glands, which are pituitary gland, hypothalamus, adrenal glands, pancreas, thyroid, parathyroid, and gonads. And It Explains How to Control Endocrine System. This 7 page summary can be really helpful as a study guide for a test.