2.  The Endocrine System controls many of the bodies daily activities as well as long term changes like development.

3.  Release hormones into the blood stream.  Hormones turn on, turn off, speed up or slow down the activities of different organs and systems.  They’re chemical messengers.

4.  Located near your brain.  Links the nervous system to the endocrine system.  It controls the pituitary gland.  Plays a major role in maintaining homeostasis.

5.  Located below your hypothalamus.  Regulates body processes like: growth, blood pressure and water balance.

6.  Located in your neck.  Controls the release of energy from food molecules during respiration in cells.

7.  Located above your kidneys.  Produces the hormone adrenaline that gets the body ready for action.

8.  In addition to making bile for digestion, it also produces the hormones insulin and glucagon that control the level of glucose in the blood.

9.  In your neck, next to the thyroid.  Produce hormones that regulate calcium in your blood.

10.  Located near your heart.  Produces hormones that help you fight infection.

11.  Located…in boys.  Produces the sex hormone testosterone which controls the changes of a boy to a man.  Necessary for sperm production.

12.  Located….in girls.  Produces the sex hormone estrogen which controls the changes of a girl to a woman.  Also helps in the development of eggs.

13.  See pages 228-229 in book.