List 7 words or phrases you think of when you hear the term hormones. WARM UP List 7 words or phrases you think of when you hear the term hormones.
Endocrine System
Endocrine System Slow control Many glands Produce hormones Signaling chemicals that affect cells with receptors
Major Organs Hypothalamus Pituitary Pineal
Major Organs Thyroid Parathyroid Thymus Adrenals Pancreas Testes (Male) Ovaries (Female)
Hormone Functions Pineal Hypothalamus (released by pituitary) Melatonin Biological clock Hypothalamus (released by pituitary) Antidiuretic hormone Water conservation
Hormone Functions Pituitary Growth hormone Corticotropin Thyrotropin Stimulates adrenals Thyrotropin Stimulates thyroid
Hormone Functions Thyroid Parathyroid Thyroxine and triiodothyronine Growth, development, energy Calcitonin Calcium to bones Parathyroid Parathyroid hormone Calcium to blood
Hormone Functions Adrenals Cortisol Aldosterone Glucose Aldosterone Sodium conservation Epinephrine and norepinephrine “Adrenaline”
Hormone Functions Pancreas Thymus Insulin Glucagon Thymosins Lowers blood glucose Glucagon Increases blood glucose Thymus Thymosins Immunity
Hormone Functions Ovaries (Female) Testes (Male) Estrogens and Progesterone Reproductive functions Testes (Male) Testosterone
WRAP UP Compare and contrast the endocrine system and the nervous system.
WARM UP List the 10 organs of the endocrine system, and one hormone produced by each.
WRAP UP List 5 hormones produced by the endocrine system, and describe the function of each.