1. B. Endocrine Regulation
- System of ____________________________________
- Takes _____ for the chemicals to reach their target organ
and it takes time for the organ to react
- Overall endocrine regulation takes _______________ but
has __________________ on the organisms
- Involved in ______________ and ________________

2. 1. Endocrine Glands and Hormones
- ___________________________
_____________ (no tube)
______________________________________________
- _______________________
chemical released in one area of the body that affect
somewhere else in the body
____________________________
_______________ and steroid hormones
a) Hypothalamus
- connection between the ___________________________
- located in the brain – combination of
nervous and endocrine tissue
- secretes pituitary stimulating hormones

3. b) _______________________
- located in the _____________ next to the hypothalamus
- “_____________” – sends out hormones that controls other
endocrine glands
1 – ______________________ ________________ (TSH)
affects thyroid gland – helps
_______________________
2 – ______________________ _________________ (FSH)
______________________ of
the _________________ in
females and _____________
__________ of males

4. 3 – Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
stimulates the adrenal glands
4 – ______________________ (GH)
stimulates ______, ______, _______
cells
Hyposecretion - dwarfism
Hypersecretion – giantism,
acromegaly

5. c) ________________________
- located _____________________________
- ____________ – regulates the rate of _________
made from ______________
- ___________ – enlargement of the thyroid

6. d) ____________________________
- located on the back of the __________________
“little buttons”
- ________________ – regulates _____________________
__________________________________________

7. e) ______________________________
1 – _____________ – epinephrine
___________________, liver releases
_______, _____________, __________,
sweating
2 – _________ – ___________________
slows down the metabolic rate, causes
the liver to uptake glucose, slow immune
system
- “_______________” response – in times of
stress adrenaline is released  ________
_________________________________
after the stress cortisol is released to bring
your body back to “normal”
3 – Steroids – help build muscle, water
balance

8. f) __________________________ – _________________
1 – _________ – causes cells ______________ in the liver
_____________________________
________________________
2 – _________________ – causes the liver
to _____________________
______________________

9. 3 – _____________ – islets ________________________
the person ____________________________________
Symptoms: lose weight, thirsty, weakness, glucose in the
urine

10. g) Gonads
1) ______________________
1 – ________ – stimulates the development of the female
reproductive system
____________________________ – hip shape, fat
deposits, breast development
2 – Progesterone –
“pregnancy hormone”
with estrogen the
hormones regulate the
menstrual cycle

11. 2) ______________________
1 – ____________ – stimulates the development of the male
reproductive system
________________________ – body hair, voice, muscle

13. 2. ________________________________
- _______________________________________________
- Usually deals with hormones and body tissues
a) _________________________
___________________________ – “snow ball effect” the
change keeps increasing
Ex: Contractions during birth
Baby movements stimulate the uterus wall to contract
When the uterus wall contracts it causes the baby to
move  each time the baby move a little more and
the contractions get a little stronger

14. b) ____________________________________
________________________________________________
Ex : an _____________ causes ________________, but the
____________ causes a ____________  helps to maintain
homeostasis
Ex 2: the pituitary produces TSH  and increase in TSH
stimulates the thyroid gland to secrete thyroxine  an
increase in thyroxine cause the pituitary to stop secreting
TSH