1. The Endocrine System By: Cristian Aguilar, Jorge Peinado, Esdras Perez

2. Major Functions The endocrine system is made up of a network of glands. These glands secrete hormones to regulate many bodily functions including growth and metabolism. Endocrine dieses are common and usually occur when glands produce an incorrect amount of hormones.

3. Describe Hormones and what they do The chemical product of an endocrine gland. They turn on, turn off, seed up, or slow down the activities of different organs an tissues.

4. Thyroid Glands- Release of energy from food molecules inside cells. Parathyroid Glands- Regulate the amount of calcium in the blood. Pancreas- Controls the level of glucose in the blood. Ovaries- The ovaries release female sex hormones.

5. Testes- The testes release the sex hormone testosterone which controls changes in a male body. Adrenal Glands- Adrenaline triggers the body’s response to emergency situations. Thymus Glands- Helps the immune system develop during childhood. Pituitary Glands- Regulates growth, blood pressure, and water balance Hypothalamus- Links the nervous and endocrine system and controls the pituitary

6. The way body system works Nervous system- The endocrine works with this system by sending hormones to cell and thereby causing a physical reaction. Digestive System- The endocrine system works with this system through the pancreas, which produces the hormone insulin. Circulatory system- The endocrine work is with this system because it works as the transport system for endocrine information.

7. The endocrine system controls many body processes by means of chemicals. The endocrine glands produce and release their chemical products directly into the bloodstream. The endocrine glands include the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, thymus, and pancreas. The endocrine glands also include the ovaries in females and tests in males.