1. The Endocrine and Reproductive systems

2. The Endocrine System Function … Made up of …
Broadcast messages throughout the body
Made up of …
Glands that release their messages throughout the body
Endocrine glands release the hormones directly into the bloodstream

3. Hormones
What are they?
Chemicals that travel through the blood stream and affect the activities of other cells.

4. How Hormones Work
Hormones get released into the blood stream by endocrine glands
Hormones then attach to specific receptors on specific cells
Target cells – cells that have receptors for a particular hormone

6. Control of the Endocrine system
It is controlled by a feedback mechanism that functions to maintain homeostasis
Just like a thermostat in your house

8. The Reproductive system
Function …
Produces, stores, and releases specializes sex cells known as gametes
Puberty begins when the hypothalamus signals the pituitary to produce FSH and LH both hormones that affect the gonads

9. The Male Reproductive system
Made up of …
testes, epididymis, vas deferens, urethra, and the penis
Function …
Produce and deliver sperm

11. The Female Reproductive system
Made up of …
Ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, and the vagina
Function …
To produce eggs, prepare the female’s body to nourish a developing embryo